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Knonau
Knonau is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Knonau is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Chnonowa''. In 1223 it was mentioned as ''Knonowe''. Geography Knonau has an area of . Of this area, 64.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality includes the hamlets of Baregg and Uttenberg. It is located on the border with the Canton of Zug. Demographics Knonau has a population (as of ) of . , 9.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 34.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.6%) and English being third ( 1.1%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.2% of the vote. The next three most p ...
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Knonau Railway Station
Knonau is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Knonau. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line. Service Knonau station is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S5. During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV. Summary of S-Bahn services: * 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, ...: ** : half-hourly service to , and to via . ** Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf *** : hourly service to via . References Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Swiss Federal Railways stations {{switzerland-railstation-stub ...
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Affoltern (district)
Affoltern District (also known as Knonaueramt or Säuliamt) is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the city of Affoltern am Albis. Municipalities Affoltern contains a total of 14 municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...: See also * Municipalities of the canton of Zürich References {{DEFAULTSORT:Affoltern (District) Districts of the canton of Zürich ...
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S5 (ZVV)
The S5 is a regional railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S5 is one of the network's services connecting the cantons of Zürich, St. Gallen, Schwyz and Zug. Route * The S5 service links the city of Zug and Pfäffikon SZ, on the south shore of Lake Zürich in the canton of Schwyz. Trains use the Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug line between Zug and . From there, they use the Zürich–Baden line to reach Zürich Hauptbahnhof and then the Zürich–Winterthur line to reach . East of Stadelhofen, trains take the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line, which diverges south, to . Finally, trains cross the Seedamm on the Rapperswil–Pfäffikon line to reach Pfäffikon. The following stations are served: * Zug * Steinhausen Rigiblick * Steinhausen * Knonau * Mettmenstetten * Affoltern am Albis * Hedingen * Bonstetten-Wettswil * Birmensdorf * Urdorf Weihermatt * Urdorf * Zürich Altstetten * ...
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Cham, Switzerland
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. Location Cham is located on the northern shore of Lake Zug, northwest of the cantonal capital of Zug. Surrounding Cham, Steinhausen is to the east, Hünenberg is to the west, Lake Zug is south, and Maschwanden and Knonau in the Canton of Zürich are to the north. The town has an area of . The train station is located above sea level and the highest point in town is above sea level. The town is located at the mouth of the Lorze river, with two sections (Kirchbühl and Städtli) located on both sides of the river. Cham also includes a number of smaller villages; Enikon, Lindencham, Friesencham, Hagendorn, Rumentikon, Niederwil, Oberwil and Bibersee. Cham has an area, , of . Of this area, 63.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). History The shores of Lak ...
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Kappel Am Albis
Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Its name of Kappel (german: chapel) is specified by "on the Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland. History Kappel am Albis is first mentioned in 1185 as ''de Capella''. The settlement was founded in 1185 as a Cistercian monastery which today houses a seminar centre, hotel, cafe and a restaurant. It was the location of the Wars of Kappel in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the Reformation of Huldrych Zwingli. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser. Geography Kappel am Albis has an area of . Of this area, 70.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Kappel am Albis has a population (as of ) of . , 8.9% of the popu ...
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Maschwanden
Maschwanden is a Municipalities of Switzerland, village in the district of Affoltern (district), Affoltern in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History Maschwanden is first mentioned in 1189 as ''Maswondon''. The Barony of Eschenbach, Baron of Eschenbach owned a castle and the village, near the current municipality, at that time. However, in 1308 Walter von Eschenbach was present at the regicide of King Albert I of Germany near Windisch, Switzerland, Windisch. In response to the murder, in 1309 the castle and village were both destroyed and never rebuilt. The ruins were located on a hill south-west of the modern village, which mostly consisted of gravel and was carried off during the 19th and 20th century.Maschwanden website-History
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Mettmenstetten
Mettmenstetten (Swiss German: ''Mäpmischtette'') is a village in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Origin of the name and history The town took its name from being "In the middle". It was listed as being in the middle of two other locations (the exact identity of the locations have been lost in time). Additionally, people used to overnight at Mettmenstetten when they were traveling between Zurich and Luzern, as this town is about in the middle of the route.Mettmenstetten website-Origin of the name and Coat of Arms
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Mettmenstetten is first mentioned in 1116 as ''Metemunstat''. It is mentioned as ''Mettmonstetten'' in 1240 and as ''Metamonstetten'' or ''Methemonstettin'' in 1255. Mettmenstett ...
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Steinhausen, Switzerland
Steinhausen is a city in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. History Steinhausen is first mentioned in 1173 as ''Steinhusin''. Geography Steinhausen has an area, , of . Of this area, 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the north-west edge of the Lorze river flood plain. It consists of the village of Steinhausen and the hamlets of Bann and Erli. Demographics Steinhausen has a population (as of ) of . , 19.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (86.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 3.4%) and Italian being third ( 2.8%).
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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, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zug), with a few lines extending into or crossing the territory of southern Germany. The network is one of many commuter rail operations in German speaking countries to be described as an S-Bahn. The entire ZVV S-Bahn network went into operation in May 1990, although many of the lines were already in operation. Unusual among rapid transit services, the Zürich S-Bahn provides first class commuter travel; about a quarter of seats on each train are first class. History Before the construction of the Zürich S-Bahn, most trains to Zürich terminated at Zürich Hauptbahnhof (literally ''Zürich Main Station''), apart from the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn lines which terminated at Zürich Sel ...
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Free Democratic Party Of Switzerland
french: Parti radical-démocratique it, Partito Liberale Radicale rm, Partida liberaldemocrata svizra , logo = Free Democratic Party of Switzerland logo French.png , logo_size = 200px , foundation = , dissolution = , merged = FDP.The Liberals , headquarters = Neuengasse 20 Postfach 6136CH-3001 Bern , ideology = , position = Centre-right , international = Liberal International , european = European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , europarl = , colours = Azure , country = Switzerland The Free Democratic Party or Radical Democratic Party (german: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei, FDP; french: Parti radical-démocratique, PRD; it, Partito liberale-radicale svizzero, PLR; rm, Partida liberaldemocrata svizra, PLD) was a liberal political party in Switzerland. Formerly one of the major parties in Switzerland, on 1 January 2009 it merged with the Liberal ...
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Tertiary Sector Of The Economy
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the secondary sector (manufacturing). The tertiary sector consists of the provision of Service (economics), services instead of Product (business), end products. Services (also known as "Intangible good, intangible goods") include attention, advice, access, experience and affective labor. The information economy, production of information has been long regarded as a service, but some economists now attribute it to a fourth sector, called the quaternary sector. The tertiary sector involves the provision of services to other businesses as well as to final consumers. Services may involve the transport, distribution (economics), distribution and sale of goods from a producer to a consumer, as may happen in wholesaler, wholesaling and retailer, retaili ...
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Secondary Sector Of The Economy
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. This sector generally takes the output of the primary sector (i.e. raw materials) and creates finished goods suitable for sale to domestic businesses or consumers and for export (via distribution through the tertiary sector). Many of these industries consume large quantities of energy, require factories and use machinery; they are often classified as light or heavy based on such quantities. This also produces waste materials and waste heat that may cause environmental problems or pollution (see negative externalities). Examples include textile production, car manufacturing, and handicraft. Manufacturing is an important activity in promoting economic growth and development. Nations that export manufactured products tend to generate highe ...
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