Andelfingen District is one of the twelve districts of the
German
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-speaking
canton of Zurich
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Arts and ent ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
It corresponds to the Zürcher Weinland, bounded by the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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to the north and west, by the
canton of Thurgau
Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld.
Thurgau is pa ...
to the east, by
Winterthur
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell
, twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria ...
to the south and by the
Irchel to the southwest.
Municipalities
Andelfingen contains a total of twenty-two
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
:
Mergers
*1872: Secession from
Adlikon
Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of ...
→
Humlikon
*1878: Renaming of ''Dorlikon'' →
Thalheim an der Thur
*1879: Secession from
Trüllikon →
Truttikon
Truttikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
Truttikon has an area of . Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, ...
*1970: Renaming of ''Grossandelfingen'' →
Andelfingen
*2013: Merger between ''„Obere Hueb“'' from the Municipality of
Buch am Irchel
Buch am Irchel is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Buch am Irchel is first mentioned around 1238 as ''Buoch''. In 1244 it was mentioned as ''Bebinchon''.
Geography
Buch am Irchel ...
→
Neftenbach
*2019: Merger between
Oberstammheim,
Unterstammheim and
Waltalingen →
Stammheim
See also
*
Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
There are 160 municipalities in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
In general, municipalities (German: ''Politische Gemeinden'') in Switzerland are grouped in districts (''Bezirke''), their capital municipalities are written in bold letters.
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References
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Districts of the canton of Zürich