Rümlang 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, and belongs to the
Glatt Valley
The Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'' or ''Glatttal'') is a region and a river valley in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
The Glatt is a tributary to the Rhine in the Zürcher Unterland area of the canton of Zurich. It is long ...
(German: ''Glattal'').
Zurich Airport
Zürich Airport (), french: Aéroport de Zurich, it, Aeroporto di Zurigo, rm, Eroport da Turitg is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zürich, Switzerland's la ...
is partially located in Rümlang.
Geography
![Chatzenrüti (Rümlang) IMG 6905 ShiftN](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Chatzenr%C3%BCti_%28R%C3%BCmlang%29_IMG_6905_ShiftN.jpg)
Rümlang has an area of . Of this area, 51.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 23.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
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Demographics
Rümlang has a population (as of ) of . , 25.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (83.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.1%).
In the 2019 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 2019 to elect all members of both houses of the Federal Assembly. This was followed by the 2019 election to the Swiss Federal Council, the federal executive, by the United Federal Assem ...
, the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.6% of the vote. The next four most popular parties were the SPS (19.8%), the GLP (9.9%), the FDP (8.7%) and the GPS
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite sy ...
(6.3%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%. In Rümlang about 73.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a '' Fachhochschule'').
Rümlang has an unemployment rate of 3.18%. , there were 150 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 1446 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 133 businesses in this sector. 3329 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 368 businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 04-August-2009
Transportation
Rümlang is served by Rümlang railway station on 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, ...
lines S9 and S15. It is a 14 minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; ''Zürich Main Station'' or ''Zürich Central Station'') is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland ...
.
Education
The commune has two ''Primarschulen''. The ''Sekundarschule Rümlang-Oberglatt'' serves secondary level students.
The ''Musikschule Bülach'' in 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 ...
serves the commune.[Musikschule Bülach]
" Commune of Rümlang. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities of the canton of Zürich