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Bachs is a
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).
accessed 03-Aug-2009 The historical population is given in the following table:
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* {{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
municipality
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in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton
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of Zürich
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in 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 ...
.
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 population () speaks German (95.8%), with French being second most common ( 1.0%) and Spanish being third ( 0.9%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 55.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theSPS
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(11.6%), the Green Party
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(10%) and the CSP (6.4%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.7%. About 77.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule
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'').
Bachs has an unemployment rate of 0.79%. , there were 92 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 36 people are employed in the secondary sector
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and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 171 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 19 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 03-Aug-2009 The historical population is given in the following table:
References
External links
Official website
* {{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of Zürich