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Municipalities Of The Canton Of Zürich
There are 160 Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. In general, municipalities (German: ''Politische Gemeinden'') in Switzerland are grouped in Canton of Zurich#Political subdivisions, districts (''Bezirke''), their capital municipalities are written in bold letters. Mergers of municipalities There were no changes between 1934 and 2013, but , there occurred in all nine Merger (politics), mergers. * 2014: ''Bertschikon bei Attikon'' and ''Wiesendangen'' → Wiesendangen * 2015: ''Bauma'' and ''Sternenberg ZH, Sternenberg'' → Bauma * 2016: ''Kyburg, Zürich, Kyburg'' and ''Illnau-Effretikon'' → Illnau-Effretikon * 2018: ''Hirzel'' and ''Horgen'' → Horgen * 2018: ''Elgg'' and ''Hofstetten, Switzerland, Hofstetten'' → Elgg * 2019: ''Oberstammheim'', ''Unterstammheim'' and ''Waltalingen'' → Stammheim, Zurich, Stammheim * 2019: ''Hütten ZH, Hütten'', ''Schönenberg ZH, Schönenberg'' and ''Wädenswil'' → Wädenswil * 2023: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Switzerland
Municipalities (, ' or '; ; ; ) are the lowest level of administrative division in Switzerland. Each municipality is part of one of the Swiss cantons, which form the Swiss Confederation. In most cantons, municipalities are also part of districts or other sub-cantonal administrative divisions. There are 2,121 municipalities . Their populations range between several hundred thousand (Zürich), and a few dozen people ( Kammersrohr, Bister), and their territory between 0.32 km² ( Rivaz) and 439 km² ( Scuol). History The beginnings of the modern municipality system date back to the Helvetic Republic. Under the Old Swiss Confederacy, citizenship was granted by each town and village to only residents. These citizens enjoyed access to community property and in some cases additional protection under the law. Additionally, the urban towns and the rural villages had differing rights and laws. The creation of a uniform Swiss citizenship, which applied equally for citizens of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unterstammheim
Unterstammheim is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen merged into the new municipality of Stammheim. Geography Unterstammheim has an area of . Of this area, 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Unterstammheim has a population (as of ) of . , 7.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (96.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.6%). 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 CSP (16. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterthur (district)
Winterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German language, German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Its capital is the city of Winterthur. Municipalities Winterthur District contains a total of 19 Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities: Mergers On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bertschikon bei Attikon, Bertschikon merged into the municipality of Wiesendangen.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten, Zürich, Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg. See also *Municipalities of the canton of ZürichReferences ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altikon
Altikon is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Altikon is first mentioned in 1277 as ''Altlincon''. Geography Altikon has an area of . Of this area, 68.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 3.5% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 2.6% of the area. 2.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The village of Altikon is located on the southern bank of the Thur river. It is at the intersection of the old ''Thurtalstrasse'' (parallel to the Thur river) from Andelfingen to Frauenfeld and the main north-south road over the Thru. The municipality includes the village of Altikon and the hamlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humlikon
Humlikon is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Andelfingen (district), Andelfingen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon bei Andelfingen, Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen, Switzerland, Andelfingen. 43 residents were killed in the crash of Swissair Flight 306. History Humlikon is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Humlincon''. Geography Humlikon has an area of . Of this area, 63.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (8.2%) is settled. The municipality is located south of the Thur (Rhine), Thur river in the ''Zürcher Weinland''. Swissair Flight 306 On 4 September 1963, 43 people from Humlikon went to visit an agricultural test site near Geneva on Swissair Flight 306. When the flight crashed shortly after take off, the village lost one fifth of its 217 inhabitants, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andelfingen, Switzerland
Andelfingen is a village and a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen. History Andelfingen is first mentioned in 1248 as ''Andelfingon''. Until 1970, it was known as ''Grossandelfingen''. Geography Andelfingen has an area of . Of this area, 47.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is the capital of the district of Andelfingen. It is located on the southern banks of the river Thur. Demographics Andelfingen has a population (as of ) of . , 11.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (89.5%), with Italian being second mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adlikon
Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen. History Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as ''Adilinkon''. Geography Adlikon has an area of . Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the hamlets of Dätwil und Niederwil. Demographics Adlikon has a population (as of ) of . , 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and English being third ( 0.3%). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wädenswil
Wädenswil (locally often called ''Wättischwiil'', ''Wädischwiil'' or ''Wädi'') is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality located in the district of Horgen (district), Horgen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. The population, , was about 21,000. On 1 January 2019 the List of former municipalities of Switzerland, former municipalities of Hütten, Switzerland, Hütten and Schönenberg, Zürich, Schönenberg were merged into the municipality of Wädenswil. Geography Before the 2019 merger, Wädenswil had an area of . Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, 9.6% is forested, 29.8% is settled (buildings or roads), and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 20.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. 24.5% of the total mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schönenberg ZH
Schönenberg may refer to: People * Schönenberg (surname) Places * Schönenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Schönenberg, Zürich Schönenberg is a List of former municipalities of Switzerland, former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Horgen (district), Horgen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 ..., Switzerland See also * Schönenberger (other) * Schöneberg (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
