Flaach is a

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in the district of Andelfingen 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

Flaach is first mentioned in 1044 as ''Flacha'', though the only surviving copy of the document dates from 1347.

Geography

Flaach has an area of . Of this area, 51.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is partially agrarian. It is located south of the

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of the Thur river. The municipality expanded several times at the expense of

Berg am Irchel Berg am Irchel is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Berg am Irchel is first mentioned around 1100 as ''Berga''. In 1243 it was mentioned as ''Berge''. Geography Berg am Irchel ha ...

. It expanded in 1619 when Oberdorf joined, in 1775 when Schloss Schollenberg joined and in 1788 when Ziegelhütte joined Flaach. Schloss Flaach is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Demographics

Flaach has a population (as of ) of . , 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (91.6%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 2.4%) and Albanian being third ( 2.2%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (12.3%), the

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(9.2%) and the FDP (6.5%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.9%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Flaach about 80.2% 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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''). Flaach has an unemployment rate of 1.56%. , there were 123 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 37 businesses involved in this sector. 118 people are employed in the

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and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 426 people are employed in the

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, with 52 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 27-Jul-2009 The historical population is given in the following table:

Notable residents

The seventh

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of the

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, was born in Flaach on 15 July 1939.

References

External links

Official website

Männerchor Flaach
* {{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of Zürich