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Dägerlen
Dägerlen is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Dägerlen is first mentioned in the 14th Century as ''Tegerlo''. During the 13th Century, Rutschwil (first mentioned in 1219 as ''Ruoltswilare'') was the fief of a Kyburg. It was held by a '' ministerialis'' or unfree knight in service of the Counts of Kyburg. They held extensive properties in what would become the municipality of Dägerlen. In 1264, when the Kyburg family died out, it came under the authority of the Habsburgs. Geography Dägerlen has an area of . Of this area, 66.9% is used for agricultural purposes, 25.2% is forested, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 4.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the total area. 4% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterthur (district)
Winterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Its capital is the city of Winterthur. Municipalities Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities: Mergers On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bertschikon merged into the municipality of Wiesendangen.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of |
Dinhard
Dinhard is a municipality in the district of Winterthur, which is located in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Dinhard is first mentioned in 1275 as ''Thynart''. Geography Dinhard has an area of . Of this area, 70.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 6.2% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (3.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. 6.3% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The municipality is located in the southern Zürcher Weinland. It consists of the villages of Kirch- and Ausser-Dinhard, Welsikon, Eschlikon and Vorder Grüt. Demographics Dinhard has a population (as of ) of . , 6.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henggart
Henggart is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Henggart is first mentioned in 1228 as ''de Hengart''. Geography Henggart has an area of . Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (23.5%) is settled. Demographics Henggart has a population (as of ) of . , 7.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 31.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (94.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.5%) and Italian being third ( 1.0%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.3%), the FDP (11.5%) and the CSP (11.4%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hettlingen
Hettlingen is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Hettlingen is first mentioned in 886 as ''Hetelinga''. Geography Hettlingen has an area of . Of this area, 61.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 10.7% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (5.8%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.2% of the area. 13.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The municipality is located in the southern Zürcher Weinland. Demographics Hettlingen has a population (as of ) of . , 6.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. Over the last 10 years the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humlikon
Humlikon is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen. 43 residents were killed in the crash of Swissair Flight 306. History Humlikon is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Humlincon''. Geography Humlikon has an area of . Of this area, 63.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (8.2%) is settled. The municipality is located south of the Thur river in the ''Zürcher Weinland''. Swissair Flight 306 On 4 September 1963, 43 people from Humlikon went to visit an agricultural test site near Geneva on Swissair Flight 306. When the flight crashed shortly after take off, the village lost one fifth of its 217 inhabitants, including all members of the municipal council, all the school caretakers and the post office clerk. Because most households still had grandparents or elder s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seuzach
Seuzach is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Seuzach has an area of . 44.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.3% is forested, 30.1% is settled (buildings or roads), and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 20.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (9.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.5% of the area. , 22.1% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Demographics Seuzach has a population (as of ) of . , 9.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.0%). In the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalheim An Der Thur
Thalheim an der Thur is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Thalheim an der Thur is first mentioned in 1166 as ''Torlinchovin''. In 1257 it was mentioned as ''Torlinkon''. Until 1878 it was ''Dorlikon''. The name may have originated from the Alamanni name ''Torilo'' which originated in the 7th century. However, as this name could easily be taken to mean "Fools' Village" (from the nowadays old-fashioned expression ''Tor'', German for "fool"), the community was granted a name change to ''Thalheim an der Thur'' in 1878. The original name is still used in the area. Geography Thalheim an der Thur has an area of . Of this area, 65.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality, in contrast to its name, does not lie on the Thur river, but rather to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adlikon
Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen. History Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as ''Adilinkon''. Geography Adlikon has an area of . Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the hamlets of Dätwil und Niederwil. Demographics Adlikon has a population (as of ) of . , 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and English being third ( 0.3%). I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, technology, business, architecture, design, and industrial design. ''Fachhochschulen'' were first founded in Germany and were later adopted in Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Cyprus, and Greece. An increasing number of ''Fachhochschulen'' are abbreviated as ''Hochschule'', the generic term in Germany for institutions awarding academic degrees in higher education, or expanded as ''Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW)'', the German translation of "universities of applied sciences", which are primarily designed with a focus on teaching professional skills. Swiss law calls ''Fachhochschulen'' and universities "separate but equal". Due to the Bologna process, universities and ''Fachhochschulen'' award l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland (german: GRÜNE Schweiz; french: Les VERT-E-S suisses; it, VERDI svizzeri; rm, VERDA svizra) is the fourth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council. History The first Green party in Switzerland was founded as a local party in 1971 in the town of Neuchâtel. In 1979, Daniel Brélaz was elected to the National Council as the first Green MP on the national level (in Switzerland and in the world). Local and regional Green parties and organisations were founded in many different towns and cantons in the following years. In 1983, two different national green party federations were created: in May, diverse local green groups came together in Fribourg to form the ''Federation of Green Parties of Switzerland'', and in June, some left-alternative groups formed the ''Green Alternative Party of Switzerland'' in Bern. In 1990, an attempt to combine these organisations failed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons. The Swiss constitution sets the foundations, namely that primary school is obligatory for every child and is free in state schools and that the confederation can run or support universities. The minimum age for primary school is about six years in all cantons but Obwalden, where it is five years and three months. After primary schools, the pupils split up according to their abilities and intentions of career paths. Roughly 25% of all students attend lower and upper secondary schools leading, normally after 12 school years in total to the federal recognized matura or an academic Baccalaureate which grants access to all universities. The other students split in two or more school-types, depending on the canton, differing in the balance between theoretical and practical education. It is obligatory for all children to atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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