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Bülach District
Bülach District (''Bezirk Bülach'') is one of 12 districts of the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland, with some 117,000 inhabitants it is the third largest in the canton. Its administrative capital is Bülach, and the largest municipality in the district is Kloten, the location of Zurich Airport. It includes the Rafzerfeld north of the Rhine, with Rafz, Wil, Hüntwangen and Wasterkingen Wasterkingen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History In 2002, Wasterkingen had his 900th birthday, the ''Wasterkingener'' celebrated a big party and there were a lot of interesting attracti .... The territory of Bülach has been controlled by Zürich since 1409, the remaining parts followed in the later 15th century (Eglisau 1496), with the exception of the Rafzerfeld, which was acquired by Zürich in 1651. Municipalities See also * Municipalities of the canton of Zürich References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulach Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietlikon
Dietlikon is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History Dietlikon is first mentioned in 1124 as ''Dietlinchoven''. Geography Dietlikon has an area of . Of this area, 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 44.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the edge of the middle Glatt Valley. Demographics Dietlikon has a population (as of ) of . , 21.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18%. Most of the population () speaks German (83.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.0%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winkel, Switzerland
Winkel is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Winkel has an area of . Of this area, 45.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Winkel has a population (as of ) of . , 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 23.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (91.2%), with French being second most common ( 1.4%) and English being third ( 1.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (16.9%), the SPS (11.7%) and the CSP (10.4%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallisellen
Wallisellen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History The first settlement at Wallisellen dates from 58 BC. The municipality Wallisellen has its origin between 400 and 700 BC, after the Germanic migration of the peoples. Wallisellen is named according to both parts "Walchen" and "Seller". The Germanic peoples described as "Walchen" its Celtic and Romanic neighbours (see Walensee, lake of the Walchen). The word "Seller" stands for immigrated farmers, in contrast to long-established farmers, who cultivated small and modest farms. Linguists think that the name originated because Franks or Alemanni gave the name "Wallisellen" to a small farmer settlement, which was inhabited or founded by Celts or Romans. With inauguration of the NOB-line Zürich–Wallisellen–Winterthur on 25 June 1856 Wallisellen had its first connection with the Swiss railway network. In 1916, the municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rorbas
Rorbas is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Rorbas has an area of . Of this, 35.7% is used for agricultural purposes, 46.6% is forested and 15% is settled (buildings or roads). The remainder (2.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Rorbas is situated in the lower Töss Valley. Demographics Rorbas had a population (as of ) of . in 2007. 18.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years, the population has grown at a rate of 0.8%. Most of the population in 2000 spoke German (87.1%), with Italian the second most common (2.8%) and Portuguese third (1.8%). In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 44.2% of the vote, followed by the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SPS) with 19.4%, the Christian Social Party (CSP) with 13.3% and the Green Party with 9.8%. The age distribution of the population in 2000 was children an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opfikon
Opfikon (; in the local Swiss German dialect: )Andres Kristol/Gabrielle Schmid, ''Opfikon ZH (Bülach)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, , p. 680f. is the name of a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zürich, located in the district of Bülach. Coat of arms Blazon: ''Party per fess gules and argent, in chief a half length portrait of a man wearing a coat sable with a white collar, in base cross pattee sable.'' Geography Opfikon is situated right to the northeast of the city of Zürich in the Glatt Valley, near Zurich Airport, and thus lies within the greater Zürich area. As it belongs to the region known as the Zurichois Lowlands ''(Zürcher Unterland)'', the landscape is rather flat. The lowest point lies 420.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberembrach
Oberembrach is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Oberembrach is first mentioned in 1274 as ''Obern-Emmerach''. However, the village was not an independent municipality until 1809. Before that date it was part of the municipality of Embrach. Geography Oberembrach has an area of . Of this area, 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the upper ''Wildbachtal''. It includes the ''Haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Oberembrach. In addition to the village, it includes the hamlets of Hausen, Madlikon, Mühlberg, Ober-, Untermettmenstetten, Ober-, Unterwagenburg, Rotenfluh, Sonnenbühl, Stigen and Stürzikon. In 1871 the hamlets of Augwil and Vordermarchlen were remove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nürensdorf
Nürensdorf is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Nürensdorf is first mentioned around 1150 as ''Noelistorf''. In 1277 it was mentioned as ''Nueristorf''. Geography Nürensdorf has an area of . Of this area, 48.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (19.2%) is settled. The municipality is located on the south west edge of the Brütten plateau. The main village is Nürensdorf, a ''Haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) which was a ''Straßendorf'' (Linear village) until about 1700. The municipality also includes the town sections of Birchwil (first mentioned around 1155 as ''Byrchenwilare''), Breite and Oberwil, the hamlets of Hakab, Breitenloo, Chlihus and until 1931 Baltenswil (now part of Bassersdorf). Additionally, since 1869, the village of Breitehof has been part of the municipality. Demographics Nürensdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lufingen
Lufingen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Lufingen is first mentioned in 1157 as ''Luvingin''. Geography Lufingen has an area of . Of this area, 50.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the upper ''Embrachertal''. It includes the village of Lufingen and since 1871 the village of Augwil. Demographics Lufingen has a population (as of ) of . , 14.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 47.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (88.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Italian being third ( 1.8%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höri
Höri is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History Höri is first mentioned in as ''Hoerein''. Geography Höri has an area of . Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality straddles the Glatt river with the communities of Ober- and Niederhöri on the western side and Endhöri (earlier known as Ennethöri) on the east. Demographics Höri has a population (as of ) of . , 30.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (76.6%), with Italian being second most common (9.4%) and Albanian being third ( 5.1%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochfelden, Switzerland
Hochfelden is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Hochfelden is first mentioned in 886 as ''Hofelda''. Geography Hochfelden has an area of . Of this area, 43.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located near the Glatt Valley near Bülach. It consists of the village of Hochfelden and the village of Wilenhof. Demographics Hochfelden has a population (as of ) of . , 13.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 23.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (88.2%), with Albanian being second most common (3.2%) and Italian being third (2.4%). In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glattfelden
Glattfelden is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History Glattfelden is first mentioned in 1130 as ''Glatevelden''. Geography Glattfelden has an area of . Of this area, 47.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality includes the village of Glattfelden, located at the end of the Glatt valley, the communities of Zweidlen, Schachen and Rheinsfelden and the exclave of Neuhaus. Demographics Glattfelden has a population (as of ) of . , 18.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (86.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.7%). In the 2007 el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
