Nürensdorf 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
Bülach
, neighboring_municipalities= Bachenbülach, Eglisau, Embrach, Glattfelden, Hochfelden, Höri, Rorbas, Winkel
, twintowns = Santeramo in Colle (Italy)
Bülach () is an historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the cant ...
in the
canton of
Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
in
Switzerland.
History
Nürensdorf is first mentioned around 1150 as ''Noelistorf''. In 1277 it was mentioned as ''Nueristorf''.
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Geography
Nürensdorf has an area of . Of this area, 48.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (19.2%) is settled.[
The municipality is located on the south west edge of the Brütten plateau. The main village is Nürensdorf, a ''Haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) which was a ''Straßendorf'' (]Linear village
Linearity is the property of a mathematical relationship ('' function'') that can be graphically represented as a straight line. Linearity is closely related to '' proportionality''. Examples in physics include rectilinear motion, the linear ...
) until about 1700. The municipality also includes the town sections of Birchwil (first mentioned around 1155 as ''Byrchenwilare''), Breite and Oberwil, the hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
of Hakab, Breitenloo, Chlihus and until 1931 Baltenswil (now part of Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf (High Alemannic: ''Baserschtoorff'') is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zürich, located in the district of Bülach, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'').
History
The name, mentioned in 1155 as ''Bazzelstorf' ...
). Additionally, since 1869, the village of Breitehof has been part of the municipality.
Demographics
Nürensdorf has a population (as of ) of . , 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.6%), with Italian being second most common (2.2%) and French being third (1.2%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (15.3%), the SPS (11.8%) and the CSP (9.5%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 66.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.3%. In Nürensdorf about 83.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a '' Fachhochschule'').
Nürensdorf has an unemployment rate of 1.75%. , there were 68 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 327 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 42 businesses in this sector. 452 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 111 businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 30-Jul-2009
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities of the canton of Zürich