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The darts shop by Armand Schill from Binningen, near Basel this year was also represented at the League Final in Wettingen. In the League Final get together the best 150 Darttaems the country.
Four statues representing the four seasons at the Villa Boveri Garden in Baden Switzerland.
The fountain at the Villa Boveri garden in Baden, Switzerland.
Baden's old town is decorated with Christmas lights for the holiday season.
Panorama of the street Rathausgasse with city gate and the Loewenbrunnen fountain from 1822 in the hi...
On the Market last Saterday in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland. Went there with the Fotoklub for a Photo S...
Baden with a population of over 18,000 is a town in the canton Aargau in Switzerland. Baden is locate...
Panoramic views from the castle ruins of Stein over the historic town centre of Baden in the Kanton A...
Panoramic views over the CBD and railway station of Baden in the canton Aargau of Switzerland. The ca...
Panorama of the Bahnhofsplatz with the Swiss Reformed Church above the river Limmat in Baden. Baden i...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
