Hochfelden is a
municipality
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in the district of
Bülach in the
canton
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Arts and ent ...
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
Hochfelden is first mentioned in 886 as ''Hofelda''.
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Geography
Hochfelden has an area of . Of this area, 43.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[
The municipality is located near the Glatt Valley near Bülach. It consists of the village of Hochfelden and the village of Wilenhof.
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Demographics
Hochfelden has a population (as of ) of . , 13.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 23.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (88.2%), with Albanian being second most common (3.2%) and Italian being third (2.4%).
In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
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(14.1%), the CSP (11.7%) and the Green Party
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(6.9%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 7.6%. In Hochfelden about 77.9% 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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'').
Hochfelden has an unemployment rate of 2.33%. , there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 190 people are employed in the secondary sector
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and there are 18 businesses in this sector. 115 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 36 businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 29-Jul-2009
Historical population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
References
External links
www.hochfelden.ch
The Official Communal Page (German)
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Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
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