Bülach District (''Bezirk Bülach'') is one of 12 districts of the
Canton of Zürich in
Switzerland, with some 117,000 inhabitants it is the third largest in the canton. Its administrative capital is
Bülach
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Bülach () is an historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the cant ...
, and the largest municipality in the district is
Kloten
Kloten is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (german: Glatttal).
History
Kloten is first mentioned in 1155 as ''Chlotun''.
Geography
Kloten is located in the ...
, the location of
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 ...
. It includes the Rafzerfeld north of the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, with
Rafz
Rafz is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Rafz was first mentioned in 1413 as ''Rafsa''.
Geography
Rafz has an area of . Of this area, 52% is used for agricultural purposes, whi ...
,
Wil
Wil () is the capital of the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, a twin city that merged in ...
,
Hüntwangen
Hüntwangen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Hüntwangen is first mentioned in 1254 as ''Hiuntwangin''.
Geography
Hüntwangen has an area of . Of this area, 50.9% is used for agricul ...
and
Wasterkingen
Wasterkingen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
In 2002, Wasterkingen had his 900th birthday, the ''Wasterkingener'' celebrated a big party and there were a lot of interesting attracti ...
.
The territory of Bülach has been controlled by Zürich since 1409, the remaining parts followed in the later 15th century (Eglisau 1496), with the exception of the Rafzerfeld, which was acquired by Zürich in 1651.
Municipalities
See also
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Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
References
External links
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Districts of the canton of Zürich