Uetikon am See is a

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in the district of

Meilen Meilen is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Archaeological finds in Meilen date back more than 4,000 years. In January 1854 the level of lake Zürich was particularly low and the locals ...

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

Uetikon am See is first mentioned in 1150 as ''Uotinchova''. Until 1924 it was known as ''Uetikon''.

Geography

Uetikon am See has an area of . Of this area, 47.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (36%) is settled. housing and buildings made up 28.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (6.9%). 41.3% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. It is located on the north bank of the

Lake Zürich __NOTOC__ Lake Zurich ( Swiss German/Alemannic: ''Zürisee''; German: ''Zürichsee''; rm, Lai da Turitg) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or ''Zürichsee'' can be used to ...

in the Pfannenstiel region.Kanton Zürich, Statistisches Amt: Region Pfannenstiel
Uetikon is located about halfway between

and

Rapperswil Rapperswil ( Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dia ...

. In the local dialect it is called ''Üetike''. The municipality includes the two sections of Uetikon known as ''Kleindorf'' and ''Grossdorf'' as well as the old settlements of Langenbaum, Oberstmatt, Grüt, Rundirain and Weid. Uetikon is home to a chemical factory of the same name. Except for the chemical plant, the harbour and the train station, most of the municipality is located a bit uphill from the lake.

Demographics

Uetikon am See has a population (as of ) of . , 14.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 29.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (89.1%), with Italian being second most common (2.7%) and Albanian being third (1.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.2%), the

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(16.6%) and the CSP (10.1%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.9%. In Uetikon am See about 81.5% 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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''). There are 2113 households in Uetikon am See. Kirche Uetikon am See

Uetikon am See has an unemployment rate of 1.48%. , there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 415 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 47 businesses in this sector. 950 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 153 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 10-Aug-2009 43.3% of the working population were employed full-time, and 56.7% were employed part-time.
accessed 4 August 2009 there were 1554

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and 2466

Protestants Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

in Uetikon am See. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 51.7% were some type of Protestant, with 48.1% belonging to the

Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...

and 3.6% belonging to other Protestant churches. 27.1% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 4.4% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.7% did not give a religion, and 13.6% were atheist or agnostic.

Transportation

Uetikon railway station Uetikon is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line. The station takes its name from the municipality of Uetikon am See, and is located on the border of that municipality and the adjoining municip ...

is a terminal station of the S6 line 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, ...

, and is also serviced by the S7 (every 30 minutes) and SN7 (night) lines. The 931 and 932 local bus lines carry commuters to and from the train station, while the 920 and 925 bus lines provide service to and from Meilen and Stäfa. In the summer there are regular boats along the lake to Zurich and

, run by the

Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft The ''Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft'' or Lake Zürich Navigation Company (commonly abbreviated to ZSG) is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zürich. The company operates services connecting lake-side towns ...

(ZSG).

References

External links

Official Page
(German)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uetikon Am See Municipalities of the canton of Zürich Populated places on Lake Zurich