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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] |
Alitalia Flight 404
Alitalia Flight 404 (AZ404/AZA404) was an international passenger flight scheduled to fly from Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, to Zürich Airport in Zürich, Switzerland, which crashed on 14 November 1990. The Douglas DC-9-32, operated by Alitalia, crashed into the woodlands of Weiach as it approached Zurich Airport, killing all 46 people on board. A Swiss investigation concluded that the crash was caused by a short circuit, which led to the failure of the aircraft's NAV receiver. The malfunction went unnoticed by the crew, who likely believed they were on the correct flight path until the crash. Swiss authorities also blamed inadequate crew resource management, exemplified when the captain vetoed the first officer's attempted go-around, along with the absence of lighting on Stadlerberg Mountain and a known problem with errors in reading the drum pointer altimeter of the aircraft. The final report by the Federal Aircraft Accidents Inquiry Board requested several major changes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisibach
Fisibach is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History While some scattered items from the Bronze Age were discovered in Fisibach, the first evidence of a settlement is a Roman era watchtower along the Rhine River. The modern village of Fisibach is first mentioned in 1050 as ''Fusibach''. The owners of Waldhausen Castle in the hamlet of Waldhausen, granted St. Blaise's Abbey extensive landholdings around their castle in 1113. However, by the 15th century, the castle was abandoned. On a rock in the Rhine was the Schwarzwasserstelz Castle. This castle, after 1363, was in the possession of the Bishop of Constance, and from 1589 to 1831 in the hands of the Tschudi family of Glarus. In 1875 it was demolished during the construction of the Rhine Valley Railway. The railroad did not have a station in Fisibach. The owner of Schwarzwasserstelz held the low court rights over Fisibach, while the ''Vogt'' of Baden held those rights in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dielsdorf District
Dielsdorf District is a district in the northwestern part of the Swiss canton of Zürich. Since 1871 the administrative center of the district is located in Dielsdorf. Previously the district was named ''Bezirk Regensberg'', and its capital was Regensdorf, the only city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ... in the district. Municipalities See also * Municipalities of the canton of Zürich References {{Canton Zurich Districts of the canton of Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiserstuhl, Aargau
Kaiserstuhl is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The small town is listed as a heritage site of national significance. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. History Kaiserstuhl is first mentioned around 1227–34 as ''domino Arnoldo de Keiserstul''. In 1236 it was mentioned as ''de Kayserstule''. The name and coat of arms come from the Freiherr of Kaiserstuhl, whose castle guarded the right bank of the Rhine. In 1359, the name of the castle changed to Rotwasserstelz Castle. The sale of remote properties lying on both sides of the Rhine to Wettingen Abbey by Rudolf of Kaiserstuhl and his wife Adelheid von Tengen in 1254/55 enabled the expansion of the settlement on left bank of the Rhine. The wall and upper tower (raised to today's height after a fire in 1360) are dated ar ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Bachs
Bachs is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Dielsdorf (district), Dielsdorf in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History Bachs is first mentioned in 1100 as ''Fusebach'' and ''Fuisipach''. In 1384 the village section of Altbachs (Old Bachs) was mentioned as ''Obern Fisibach''. Geography Bachs has an area of . Of this area, 49% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located at the mouth of the ''Fisibach'' stream. Bachs is a village with two centers which, since the fire of 1763, are known as Alt- and Neubachs (Old and New Bachs). Demographics Bachs has a population (as of ) of . , 6.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4%. Most of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dielsdorf (district)
Dielsdorf District is a district in the northwestern part of the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Zürich. Since 1871 the administrative center of the district is located in Dielsdorf. Previously the district was named ''Bezirk Regensberg'', and its capital was Regensdorf, the only city in the district. Municipalities See also *Municipalities of the canton of Zürich References {{Canton Zurich Districts of the canton of Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz; SP; rm, Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra) or Swiss Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste suisse, it, Partito Socialista Svizzero; PS), is a political party in Switzerland. The SP has had two representatives on the Federal Council since 1960 and received the second highest total number of votes in the 2019 Swiss federal election. The SP was founded on 21 October 1888 and is currently the second largest of the four leading coalition political parties in Switzerland. It is the only left-leaning party with representatives on the Federal Council, currently Alain Berset and Simonetta Sommaruga. As of September 2019, the SP is the second largest political party in the Federal Assembly. Unlike most other Swiss parties, the SP is the largest pro-European party in Switzerland and supports Swiss membership of the European Union. Additionally, it is strongly opposed to capitalism and main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbanisation
Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas. Although the two concepts are sometimes used interchangeably, urbanization should be distinguished from urban growth. Urbanization refers to the ''proportion'' of the total national population living in areas classified as urban, whereas urban growth strictly refers to the ''absolute'' number of people living in those areas. It is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will be urbanized. That is equivalent to approximately 3 billion urbanites by 2050, much of which will occur in Africa and Asia. Notably, the United Nations has also recently projected that nearly all globa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party (german: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; rm, Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (french: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; it, Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative, right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marco Chiesa, it is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 53 members of the National Council and 6 of the Council of States. The SVP originated in 1971 as a merger of the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) and the Democratic Party, while the BGB, in turn, had been founded in the context of the emerging local farmers' parties in the late 1910s. The SVP initially did not enjoy any increased support beyond that of the BGB, retaining around 11% of the vote through the 1970s and 1980s. This changed however during the 1990s, when the party underwent deep structural and ideological changes under the influence of Christoph Blocher; the SVP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
