Knonau is a

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in the district of Affoltern 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

Knonau is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Chnonowa''. In 1223 it was mentioned as ''Knonowe''.

Geography

Knonau has an area of . Of this area, 64.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality includes the

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of Baregg and Uttenberg. It is located on the border with the

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Demographics

Knonau has a population (as of ) of . , 9.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 34.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.6%) and English being third ( 1.1%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (16.1%), the

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(15.5%) and the FDP (11%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.9%. In Knonau about 81.8% 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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''). Knonau has an unemployment rate of 2.21%. , there were 70 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 85 people are employed in the

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and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 217 people are employed in the

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, with 38 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 24-Jul-2009 The historical population is given in the following table:

Transport

Knonau railway station Knonau is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Knonau. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line. Service Knonau station is an intermediate stop on Zurich S- ...

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 line S5. It is a 39-minute ride from

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References

External links

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