Humlikon is a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Andelfingen in the
canton of
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
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 ...
. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of
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 ...
and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of
Andelfingen. 43 residents were killed in the crash of
Swissair Flight 306
Swissair Flight 306, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III, named ''Schaffhausen,'' was a scheduled international flight from Zürich to Rome, via Geneva. It crashed near Dürrenäsch, Aargau, on 4 September 1963, shortly after take-off, killing ...
.
History
Humlikon is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Humlincon''.
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Geography
Humlikon has an area of . Of this area, 63.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (8.2%) is settled.[
The municipality is located south of the Thur river in the ''Zürcher Weinland''.
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Swissair Flight 306
On 4 September 1963, 43 people from Humlikon went to visit an agricultural test site near Geneva on Swissair Flight 306. When the flight crashed shortly after take off, the village lost one fifth of its 217 inhabitants, including all members of the municipal council, all the school caretakers and the post office clerk.
Because most households still had grandparents or elder siblings, only six children had to leave their homes, all but one of whom were raised by relatives in other villages.
On October 26 and 27, the new municipal council was elected by the remaining 52 inhabitants entitled to vote; it was not easy to fill all vacancies.Humlikon Municipality website
accessed 27 Jul 2009.
Demographics
Humlikon has a population (as of ) of . , 4.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the past 10 years (2000–2010), the population has grown at a rate of 10.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (94.1%), with French being second most common (1.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.0%).[
In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.4%), the ]SPS
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* Single Payment Scheme, an EU agricultural subsidy
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(9%) and the FDP (8.5%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.5%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Humlikon about 85.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
'').
Humlikon has an unemployment rate of 2.24%. , there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. Four 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 construction. ...
and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 88 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
, with 13 businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 27-Jul-2009
The historical population is given in the following table:
References
External links
Official website
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Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich