Hinwil District is one of the twelve districts of the
German
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-speaking
canton of Zurich,
Switzerland. It lies to the southeast of the canton, bordering the adjacent
St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
, twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic)
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. Hinwil has a population of (as of ); its capital is the town of
Hinwil
Hinwil is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality took its name is first mentioned in 745 as ''Hunichinwilari'', in a donation made by Beat ...
, located at the centre of the district.
It was formed in 1831, when the administrative seat was moved to Hinwil from
Grüningen
Grüningen is a town and municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, notable for its well-preserved historic nucleus.
History
Grüningen is first mentioned in 1243 as ''apud Gruningin''. The village of Itzikon ...
. The district was known as ''Oberamt Grüningen'' from 1815–1831, which continued the historical bailiwick of Grüningen (1408–1798).
Municipalities
Hinwil contains a total of eleven
municipalities
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See also
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Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
References
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Districts of the canton of Zürich