Baden is a town in the Northeastern region of Switzerland. It has a lively shopping centre, and a beautiful old town with traditional swiss buildings, and small castle, all on the banks of the river Limmat which flows from Lake Zurich. Half of the town is dominated by the industrial/office complexes of Alstom and ABB, and the local economy is dependent upon their power plant manufacturing, but historically people were attracted to Baden for its thermal baths.