CANTON OF BADEN

The 'Canton of Baden' (in German, ''Kanton Baden'') was a canton of the Helvetic Republic (a Napoleonic-era precursor of modern-day Switzerland). Its capital was the town of Baden.
The canton was created in 1798 from the merger of the County of Baden with the Freie Ämter, both of which had until then been common possessions (''gemeine Herrschaften'') of the former Swiss Confederation.
In 1803 the canton was dissolved, with most of its territory being annexed to the newly formed Canton of Aargau; however, small areas became part of the Cantons of Lucerne and Zürich respectively.