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Glattal
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 location ... [...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] |
Glattbrugg
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] |
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the Urban agglomeration, urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zürich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant ... [...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] |
Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf (High Alemannic: ''Baserschtoorff'') is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zürich, located in the district of Bülach, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History The name, mentioned in 1155 as ''Bazzelstorf'' and maybe yet in the early 11th century as ''Basselstorff'', is a compound consisting of ''dorf'', a widespread constituent in alemannic placenames meaning ‚hamlet, farm, village, estate‘, and the genitive form of an anthroponym, probably OHG ''*Bazzilo'' (or its feminine ''Bacila'', documented in the Abbey of St. Gall).Andres Kristol, ''Bassersdorf 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. 126. The Alemannic settlement dates to the 8th or 9th century. Due ... [...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] |
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] |
Wangen-Brüttisellen
Wangen-Brüttisellen is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History Brüttisellen is first mentioned in 1148 as ''Britisseldon''. In 1242 it was mentioned as ''Wangen apud Glatto''. Wangen-Brüttisellen now incorporates Wangen bei Dübendorf, which was at one time a separate town. Geography Wangen-Brüttisellen has an area of . Of this area, 46.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 13.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (13%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. 21.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Demographics Wangen-Brüttisellen has a population (as of ) of . , 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwerzenbach
Schwerzenbach is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). The municipality was first mentioned in year 1064 as ''Swerzenbach''. Geography Schwerzenbach has an area of . Of this area, 40.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 38.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (14%) is non-productive (rivers, etc.). housing and buildings made up 26.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (11.7%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1.1% of the area. 39.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Politics Mayor is Thomas Weber (independent, 2014). Demographics Schwerzenbach has a population (as of ) of . , 18.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rümlang
Rümlang is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). Zurich Airport is partially located in Rümlang. Geography Rümlang has an area of . Of this area, 51.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 23.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Rümlang has a population (as of ) of . , 25.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (83.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.1%). In the 2019 Swiss federal election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.6% of the vote. The next four most popular parties were the SPS (19.8%), the GLP (9.9%), the FDP (8.7%) and the GPS (6.3%). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheinsfelden
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] |
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] |
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