Eglisau is a

municipality 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 ...

in the district of

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in the canton of

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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

Eglisau is first mentioned in 892 as several independent farm houses known as ''Ouwa''. In 1238 it was mentioned as ''Owe'', in 1304 as ''ze Seglinger Owe'', in 1332 as ''ze Eglins Owe'' and in 1352 as ''ze Eglisowe''. It is located at the crossing of two major transport routes. The location along both sides of the Rhine river allowed it to dominate locate ship traffic. It was also the site of a bridge which made the north–south road between the

Klettgau Klettgau (High Alemannic: ''Chleggau'') is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the centre of the ''Klettgau'' historical region stretching across the Swiss border into the cantons of Aargau, Schaffhau ...

and the Zürichgau. This important location made it the home of the Zürich appointed ''

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'' and led to it becoming a

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Geography

Eglisau has an area of . Of this area, 35.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.4%) is non-productive (rivers, etc.). The municipality sits on the banks of the

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and has historically been an important bridge over the river. It is made up of the sections of Städtli, Burg, Steig and Wiler on the right bank and the section of Seglingen with the

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of Tössriedern on the left bank.

Demographics

Eglisau has a population (as of ) of . , 16.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 33.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Albanian being third ( 1.8%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the

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(17.7%), the CSP (11.8%) and the

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(11%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.5%. In Eglisau about 79.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Eglisau has an unemployment rate of 2.55%. , there were 97 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 30 businesses involved in this sector. 473 people are employed in the

secondary sector 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 constructi ...

and there are 33 businesses in this sector. 703 people are employed in the

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, with 108 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 29-Jul-2009 The historical population is given in the following table:

Transport

As well as good rail links to

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and

, it has a regular river boat service to nearby villages along the river.

Eglisau railway station Eglisau railway station (german: Bahnhof Eglisau) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Eglisau. The station is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line, at that line's junction with the Eglisau to Neuhausen li ...

is a stop of the

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, ...

on the lines S9, S22 and S41, and is a 31-minute ride from

Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; ''Zürich Main Station'' or ''Zürich Central Station'') is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland a ...

Hüntwangen-Wil railway station Hüntwangen-Wil is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station location straddles the municipalities of Eglisau and Hüntwangen, but takes its name from Hüntwangen and the adjoining municipality of Wil. In terms of railway geo ...

also lies partly within the municipality, and is served by the S9 and S22. Between the two stations, the line crosses the

Eglisau railway bridge The Eglisau railway bridge, or ''Eisenbahnbrücke Eglisau'', is a single-track railway bridge which carries the Eglisau-Neuhausen railway line, Eglisau to Neuhausen line across the Rhine in Switzerland. Both ends of the bridge lie within the Egli ...

over the Rhine.

External links

Official website
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References

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