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Neuamt
Neuamt was a bailiwick (''Obervogtei'') of the Zürichgau, a subject territory of Zürich within the Old Swiss Confederacy, from 1442 to 1798. The bailiwick was detached from the County of Kyburg as the latter was given to emperor Frederick III to ensure his support in the Old Zürich War. The territories of Kyburg left of the Glatt river were retained by Zürich, and were not re-attached to Kyburg when the county was re-purchased from the Habsburg ten years later. The bailiwick was administered by two reeves ( Obervögte) residing in Zürich. The former bailiwick now forms part of the Zürcher Unterland within the canton of Zürich, forming a strip of land west of the Glatt river with a width between tree and ten kilometres, including territory now in the municipalities of: Weiach, Stadel, Neerach, Hochfelden, Höri, Niederglatt, Niederhasli Niederhasli is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Niederhasli is fir ... [...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] |
Wappen Neuamt
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation. The term itself of 'coat of arms' describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail 'surcoat' garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been a source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a noble family, and therefore its genealogy across time. History Heraldic designs came into general use among European nobility in the 12th century. Systematic, herit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regensdorf
Regensdorf is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf District of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the biggest city in the region Furttal (ZH). Katzensee is a lake that also includes the bath/lido Strandbad Katzensee on the border with the Affoltern quarter of the city of Zürich. History Regensdorf is first mentioned in 870 as ''Reganesdorf''. In 931 it was mentioned as ''Wat'' and in 1040 as ''Adalinchova'', when probably the Alt-Regensberg Castle was built by the House of Regensberg. Geography Regensdorf has an area of . Of this area, 43.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 30.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on both sides of the ''Furtbach'' (Furt stream). It consists of the villages of Watt (which in turn includes the hamlets of Oberdorf, Altburg, Katzensee and Neu-Hard), Adlikon and Regensdorf (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederhasli
Niederhasli is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Niederhasli is first mentioned in 931 as ''Hasila''. On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashed in Niederhasli after taking off from Zurich Airport, killing all 10 people on board. The accident was caused by pilot error which lead to loss of control of the aircraft. Geography Niederhasli has an area of . Of this area, 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the lower Glatttal near the entrance to the Wehntal. It includes the villages of Niederhasli, Oberhasli, Mettmenhasli and Nassenwil. Before 1840 it also included the village of Niederglatt, which became an independent municipality at that time. Demographics Niederhasli has a population (as of ) of . , 22.6% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederglatt
Niederglatt is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Niederglatt is first mentioned in 1149 as ''Niderunglatto''. Between 1153 and 1155 it was mentioned as ''Nidrunglate''. Until 1840 it was part of the municipality of Niederhasli. Geography Niederglatt has an area of . Of this area, 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 30.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on both banks of the Glatt river. It includes the villages of Niederglatt and Nöschikon. Demographics Niederglatt has a population (as of ) of . , 20.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 26.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (87.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.7%) and Albanian being third ( 1.7%). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höri ZH
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 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochfelden ZH
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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neerach
Neerach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Neerach is first mentioned between 1160 and 1169 as ''Neracho''. In 1149, Ried was mentioned as ''Riete''. Geography Neerach has an area of . Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (12.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is composed of the two villages of Neerach and Ried. Demographics Neerach has a population (as of ) of . , 9.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 30.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.9%), with French being second most common (1.6%) and English being third (1.6%). In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP ( ... [...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] |
Canton Of Zürich
The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the country. Zürich is the ''de facto'' capital of the canton, but is not specifically mentioned in the constitution. The official language is German. The local Swiss German dialect, called '' Züritüütsch'', is commonly spoken. History Early history The prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee comprise 11 of total 56 prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps in Switzerland, that are located around Lake Zürich in the cantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich. Located on the shore of Lake Zürich, there are Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn, Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld, Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach, Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum, Erlenbach–Winkel, Meilen–Rorenhaab, Wädenswil–Vorder Au, Zürich–Enge Alpenquai, Gross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürcher Unterland
The ''Zürcher Unterland'' ("Zurich lowlands") comprises the northwestern part of the canton of Zurich, including the districts of Bülach and Dielsdorf. Geographically, it is located in the Swiss plateau, between the Limmat valley, the city of Zurich and the Zürcher Oberland in the south, river Rhine and Germany in the north. Its limit in the west is the border to the canton Aargau, in the east it ends at the district of Winterthur and the Töss river. The elevation range is between the low point of 355m at the Rhine at Eglisau, and the high point of 856m on Lägern. Its main part is lying on both sides of the river Glatt. With the exception of the Rafzerfeld, the entire region came under the government of the city of Zurich in the course of the 15th century (Regensberg and Bülach in 1409, Regensdorf in 1469). The region has been strongly influenced economically by Zurich Airport since the 1950s, and has been urbanized, forming part of "Greater Zurich". There are two regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
