Otelfingen 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
Dielsdorf
Dielsdorf is a municipality, seat of the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Dielsdorf is first mentioned in 861 as ''Theolvesthoruf''. The name means ''estate or farm of Theolf'' which is supposed to have ...
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
Otelfingen is first mentioned in 1044 as ''Otilingun'' though there is some debate about this identification. In 1079 it was mentioned as ''Notkerus de Otelfingen''.
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Geography
Otelfingen has an area of . Of this area, 47.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[
The majority of the municipality is the village of Otelfingen, a ''Haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) located in the Furttal on the border with the ]Canton of Aargau
Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capit ...
.
Demographics
Otelfingen has a population (as of ) of . , 16.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 33.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (91.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.0%) and French being third ( 1.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (15.9%), the FDP (12.6%) and the CSP (10.8%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. In Otelfingen about 80.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a '' Fachhochschule'').
Otelfingen has an unemployment rate of 2.51%. , there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 381 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 44 businesses in this sector. 1677 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 103 businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 04-Aug-2009
Weather
Otelfingen has an average of 132.5 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...
. The wettest month is June during which time Otelfingen receives an average of of precipitation. During the wettest month, there is precipitation for an average of 12.7 days. The driest month of the year is October, during which time the municipality receives an average of . There are only 8.2 days of precipitation during this month.[ The weather station elevation is 435 meters above sea level.]
Transportation
Otelfingen railway station and Otelfingen Golfpark railway station
Otelfingen Golfpark is a railway station in Switzerland. The station is situated in the municipality of Otelfingen
Otelfingen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Otelfingen is first ...
are stops of the S-Bahn Zürich
The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...
on the line S6.
References
External links
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Unofficial website
{{Authority control
Municipalities of the canton of Zürich