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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] |
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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glattfelden Railway Station
Glattfelden railway station (german: Bahnhof Glattfelden) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is actually situated in the municipality of Bülach but takes its name from the immediately adjacent municipality of Glattfelden. It is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line of Swiss Federal Railways, and is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S9 between Zurich and Schaffhausen. A PostBus service (ZVV 540) connects the station with the village. Services the following services stop at Glattfelden: * Zürich S-Bahn : half-hourly service between and ; every other train continues from Rafz to . References External links * * Glattfelden 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 ... Glattfelden {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zweidlen Railway Station
Zweidlen railway station (german: Bahnhof Zweidlen) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Glattfelden. It is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line, and is served by Zürich S-Bahn line S36. The station is also the loading point for trains carrying gravel from the nearby works of Weiacher Kies AG. Services the following services stop at Zweidlen: * Zürich S-Bahn The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, ... : hourly service between and . Gallery References External links * * Zweidlen Zweidlen Glattfelden {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiach
Weiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Weiach is first mentioned in 1271. It has belonged to Swiss Confederation since 1424. Since 1962 there has been a gravel industry located in Weiach. On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 crashed into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach while attempting to land at Zurich Airport. The crash, which was caused by a faulty navigation system, killed all 40 passengers and 6 crew.http://www.airsafe.com/events/reports/alitalia-dc9-1990.pdf, Final Report of the Federal Aircraft Accidents Inquiry Board concerning Alitalia Flight 404, 1990. Geography Weiach has an area of . Of this area, 36.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Weiach (dialect: «Weych») is situated at approximately 390 metres above sea level in the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bülach
, neighboring_municipalities= Bachenbülach, Eglisau, Embrach, Glattfelden, Hochfelden, Höri, Rorbas, Winkel , twintowns = Santeramo in Colle (Italy) Bülach () is an historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zürich. It is the administrative capital of Bülach district. It is situated in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'') to the east of the small river Glatt and about south of the High Rhine and about north of the Zurich Airport. The official language of Bülach is Swiss Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. History Bülach is first mentioned in 811 as ''Pulacha''. From early times it fell within the province of the Alamanni. Joachim Werner's description of the early cemetery excavated there was published in 1953. Geography Bülach has an area of . Of this area, 33.2% is used for agricultural purposes, 39.5% is forested, 26.9% is settled (buildings or roads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glatt Valley
The Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'' or ''Glatttal'') is a region and a river valley in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography The Glatt is a tributary to the Rhine in the Zürcher Unterland area of the canton of Zurich. It is long and flows out from the Greifensee through its river valley, discharging into the Rhine by Rheinsfelden. The Region Glatttal comprises, among other communities in the districts of Uster, Dielsdorf and Bülach, the suburban cities and municipalities of Bassersdorf, Bülach, Dietlikon, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Glattfelden, Höri, Kloten, Oberglatt, Opfikon-Glattbrugg, Rümlang, Schwerzenbach, Wallisellen and Wangen-Brüttisellen. In addition, the districts 11 and 12 (so-called ''Zürich-Nord'') of the city of Zürich, consisting of the districts of Affoltern, Oerlikon and Seebach respectively Hirzenbach, Saatlen and Schwamendingen Mitte, are geographically located in the Glattal. Economics and transport Thanks to its excellent locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bülach (district)
, neighboring_municipalities= Bachenbülach, Eglisau, Embrach, Glattfelden, Hochfelden, Höri, Rorbas, Winkel , twintowns = Santeramo in Colle (Italy) Bülach () is an historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zürich. It is the administrative capital of Bülach district. It is situated in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'') to the east of the small river Glatt and about south of the High Rhine and about north of the Zurich Airport. The official language of Bülach is Swiss Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. History Bülach is first mentioned in 811 as ''Pulacha''. From early times it fell within the province of the Alamanni. Joachim Werner's description of the early cemetery excavated there was published in 1953. Geography Bülach has an area of . Of this area, 33.2% is used for agricultural purposes, 39.5% is forested, 26.9% is settled (buildings or roads) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadel Bei Niederglatt
Stadel is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Stadel has an area of . Of this area, 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). To distinguish between several places having the same name, this one is suffixed by the addition of bei Niederglatt (german: near Niederglatt). Besides the village of Stadel the municipality comprises the three hamlets Windlach, Raat, and Schüpfheim. Demographics Stadel has a population (as of ) of . , 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.7%), with English being second most common ( 1.2%) and French being third ( 0.6%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.2% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hüntwangen
Hüntwangen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Hüntwangen is first mentioned in 1254 as ''Hiuntwangin''. Geography Hüntwangen has an area of . Of this area, 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the western edge of the ''Rafzerfeld'', the region in the district which is north of the Rhine. Demographics Hüntwangen has a population (as of ) of . , 7.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 22.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (96.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.8% of the vote. The next three most popular part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohentengen Am Hochrhein
Hohentengen is a municipality in the district of Waldshut (district), Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Location The village Hohentengen lies on the northern banks of the Rhine, overlooking Switzerland. The right weather conditions allow a view of the Swiss Alpes from the 'Kalten Wangen', a mountain in the district of Stetten. Hohentengen am Hochrhein comprises six districts: Hohentengen, Lienheim, Herdern, Bergöschingen, Günzgen and Stetten. Neighbouring towns Hohentengen borders to Klettgau in the north, the Swiss towns of Wasterkingen and Hüntwangen in the east, Glattfelden and Weiach in the south, which are all part of the Kanton Zürich, as well as Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Fisibach, and Rümikon, which are part of the Kanton Aargau. In the west, Hohentengen borders to the German town of Küssaberg. References Waldshut (district) Baden Germany–Switzerland border crossings {{Waldshut-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Eglisau
Eglisau is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Eglisau is first mentioned in 892 as several independent farm houses known as ''Ouwa''. In 1238 it was mentioned as ''Owe'', in 1304 as ''ze Seglinger Owe'', in 1332 as ''ze Eglins Owe'' and in 1352 as ''ze Eglisowe''. It is located at the crossing of two major transport routes. The location along both sides of the Rhine river allowed it to dominate locate ship traffic. It was also the site of a bridge which made the north–south road between the Klettgau and the Zürichgau. This important location made it the home of the Zürich appointed ''Landvogt'' and led to it becoming a market town. Geography Eglisau has an area of . Of this area, 35.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.4%) is non-productive (rivers, etc.). The municipality sits on the banks of the Rhine a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
