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Zollikon 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
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
Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
,
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 ...
known for being one of Switzerland's most exclusive districts. Besides the main settlement of Zollikon, which lies on the shore of
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 ...
, the municipality also includes Zollikerberg, at a higher elevation on the road from Zürich to
Forch Forch is a village and a mountain pass (el. ) located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Geography Forch is located approximately in the southeast of Zürich, nearby Zumikon and Maur. It in ...
.


Geography

Zollikon has an area of . Of this area, 21.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 40.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 33.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.5%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.1% of the area. 36.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Zollikon is located in the Pfannenstiel region. Zollikon is on the so-called Gold Coast of Zürich, and considered one of the most desirable and expensive municipalities in the nation.Immobilien aktuell, Ausgabe Mai 2015, Zürcher Kantonalbank


Demographics

Zollikon has a population (as of ) of . , 17.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 47.3% male and 52.7% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (85.9%), with English being second most common ( 3.0%) and Italian being third ( 2.4%). In the 2007 election, the most popular political party in Zollikon was the FDP, which received 30.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.4%), the
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(14.1%) and the CSP (10.1%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 16.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 24.3%. In Zollikon about 85.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
''). There are 5675 households in Zollikon. Zollikon has an unemployment rate of 1.34%. , there were 44 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 418 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 61 businesses in this sector. 3969 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 642 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 10-Aug-2009
66.7% of the working population were employed full-time, and 33.3% were employed part-time.
accessed 4 August 2009
there were 3171
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and 4759
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 Zollikon. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 46.9% were some type of Protestant, with 45.4% 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 1.6% belonging to other Protestant churches. 27.1% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 1.8% were Muslim, 5.2% belonged to another religion (not listed), 3.5% did not give a religion, and 16.5% were atheist or agnostic.


Transport

There are five railway stations within the municipality of Zollikon. Zollikon station is on the Lake Zürich right-bank line, and is served by
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 co ...
services S6 and S16. Rehalp,
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, Spital Zollikerberg and
Zollikerberg Zollikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich, Switzerland known for being one of Switzerland's most exclusive districts. Be ...
stations are on the inland Forchbahn line, and are served by service S18. Bus lines 910, 912 and 916 run through Zollikon. In the summer there are regular boats to Zurich as well as along the lake to
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 ...
, 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).


People from Zollikon

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Klaus Hottinger Klaus Hottinger was a shoemaker born in Zollikon. A disciple of Zwingli, he took part in the famous " Affair of the Sausages" of 1522 which marked the public beginning of the Reformation in Switzerland. In 1523 he overthrew a wooden crucifix at St ...
a shoemaker born in Zollikon, in 1522 he took part in the famous '' Affair of the Sausages'' * Johann Heinrich Bleuler (1758 in Zollikon - 1823) a Swiss artist who worked with porcelain, landscape sketches and gouache. *
Eugen Bleuler Paul Eugen Bleuler (; ; 30 April 1857 – 15 July 1939) was a Swiss psychiatrist and humanist most notable for his contributions to the understanding of mental illness. He coined several psychiatric terms including "schizophrenia", "schizoid", " ...
(1857–1939) a Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist, born and died in Zollikon *
Ivan Ilyin Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin or Il'in (Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Ильи́н, – 21 December 1954) was a Russian jurist, a dogmatic religious and political philosopher, an orator and conservative monarchist. He perceived the Febru ...
(1883 – 1954 in Zollikon) a Russian religious and political philosopher * Leander Tomarkin (1895 in Zollikon – 1967) a Swiss impostor who claimed to possess a doctorate in medicine *
Egon von Vietinghoff Egon Arnold Alexis Freiherr von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel (February 6, 1903 in The Hague – October 14, 1994 in Zurich) was a German-Swiss painter, author, philosopher and creator of the Egon von Vietinghoff Foundation. He reconstructed the ...
(1903–1994) a German-Swiss painter, author and philosopher, lived in Zollikon from 1937 *
Bruno Giacometti Bruno Giacometti (24 August 1907 — 21 March 2012) was a Swiss architect and the brother of the artists Alberto Giacometti, Alberto and Diego Giacometti. He was among the most notable post-World War II architects in Switzerland. Biography Giac ...
(1907–2012) a Swiss architect, lived in Zollikon from 1935 *
Heinz Isler Heinz Isler (July 26, 1926 – June 20, 2009) was a Swiss structural engineer. He is famous for his thin concrete shells. Early life and education Heinz Isler was born in the municipality of Zollikon. He showed talent as an artist as a studen ...
(1926 in Zollikon – 2009) a Swiss structural engineer, famous for his thin
concrete shell A concrete shell, also commonly called thin shell concrete structure, is a structure composed of a relatively Thin-shell structure, thin shell or Shell (structure), shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses. The ...
s. *
Adolf Muschg Adolf Muschg (born 13 May 1934) is a Swiss writer and professor of literature. Muschg was a member of the Gruppe Olten. Biography Adolf Muschg was born in Zollikon, canton of Zürich, Switzerland. He studied German studies, English studies a ...
(born 1934 in Zollikon) a Swiss writer and professor of literature, member of the
Gruppe Olten The Gruppe Olten (Olten Group) was a club of left-wing Swiss writers who convened at Olten's "Bahnhofbuffet" (Swiss expression for a railway station restaurant) located in the canton of Solothurn in the Swiss plateau. It was founded in the aforeme ...
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Margarita Louis-Dreyfus Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (née Bogdanova; born 1 July 1962) is a Russian-born Swiss billionaire businesswoman, chairperson of the Louis-Dreyfus Group. Early life Born Margarita Olegovna Bogdanova (russian: Маргарита Олеговна Бо ...
(born 1962) a Russian-born Swiss billionaire businesswoman, chairperson of
Louis Dreyfus Company Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC), also called the Louis-Dreyfus Group, is a French merchant firm that is involved in agriculture, food processing, international shipping, and finance. The company owns and manages hedge funds, Ship management, oce ...
, lives in Zollikon. * Cédric Brunner (born 1994 in Zollikon) a Swiss professional footballer


Trivia

''Friedhof Enzenbühl'', those area is shared with
Zürich-Weinegg Weinegg is a quarter in District 8 of Zürich. Geography and demographics Weinegg was formerly a part of Riesbach municipality, which was incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 4,951 distributed on an area of 1.72 km ...
, became the final resting place of some known respectively popular people, among them
Inigo Gallo Inigo Gallo (2 November 1932 – 15 December 2000) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. Life and work Born in Zürich, Canton of ...
,
César Keiser César Keiser or Hanspeter Keiser (4 April 1925 – 25 February 2007) was a Swiss cabarettist, comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor, usually starring in Swiss German language cinema, television and stage productions. Life and w ...
and
Margrit Rainer Margrit Rainer born as Margrit Rosa Sandmeier (9 February 1914 – 10 February 1982) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actress starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. Early ...
.


Gallery

Luginbühl Danielstengel.jpg, Bernhard Luginbühl: ''Danielstengel''; ''Sammlung
Dr. Koenig'' King von Josef Staub.jpg, Josef Staub: ''King'' White Fächersphäre.jpg, Gillian White: ''Fächersphäre'' Vivarelli Raumecken2jpg.jpg, Carlo Vivarelli: ''Four concave and Four convex corners'', Park Schulanlage Oescher Halbkugelige Elemente Buchholz.jpg, Paul Agustoni: ''Building and Participate'', Buchholzhügel Statue_Schlüssel.JPG,
Yasuo Mizui was a Japanese stone sculptor who lived in France. He preferred abstract form in public sculpture within architectural contexts and took part in several symposia on sculpture in Europe, the US, Israel, and Japan. Biography Yasuo Mizui entered i ...
: ''Clef au Ciel (Key to Heaven)''; Bergstrasse/Forchstrasse VKR 400 Licini 1.jpg, Stahlbau 400 von James Licini


References


External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Switzerland Municipalities of the canton of Zürich Populated places on Lake Zurich