Pfäffikon District is one of the twelve districts of the
German
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**Ge ...
-speaking
canton of Zürich
The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the ...
,
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 ...
. Its capital is the town of
Pfäffikon.
Municipalities
Pfäffikon contains a total of ten
municipalities
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:
Mergers and name changes
*On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of
Sternenberg
Sternenberg is a former municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Bauma and Sternenberg merged to ''Bauma'' on 1 January 2015.
Geography
Before the merger, Sternenberg had a total area of . Of this a ...
and
Bauma
The bauma (International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment) is the world's largest trade fair in the construction industry. The trade fair, which ...
merged to form the new municipality of
Bauma
The bauma (International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment) is the world's largest trade fair in the construction industry. The trade fair, which ...
with a new
SFOS number.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
*On 1 January 2016 the municipality
Kyburg merged into Illnau-Effretikon.
See also
*
Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
There are 160 municipalities in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
In general, municipalities (German: ''Politische Gemeinden'') in Switzerland are grouped in districts (''Bezirke''), their capital municipalities are written in bold letters.
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References
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Districts of the canton of Zürich
Pfäffikon, Zürich