Andelfingen is a village and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Andelfingen in the
canton of
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of
Adlikon and
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 o ...
merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen.
History
Andelfingen is first mentioned in 1248 as ''Andelfingon''. Until 1970, it was known as ''Grossandelfingen''.
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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.
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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 most common (3.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.6%).
In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (15.6%), the FDP (15.1%) and the SPS (13.2%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%. In Andelfingen about 77.3% 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 (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
'').
Andelfingen has an unemployment rate of 0.9%. , there were 41 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 527 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 constructi ...
and there are 34 businesses in this sector. 530 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 ...
, with 90 businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 27-Jul-2009
The historical population is given in the following table:
Transportation
Andelfingen railway station
Andelfingen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Andelfingen. It is located on the Rheinfall line and is served by Zurich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been ...
is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich
The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Canton of Aargau, Aargau, Canton of Gla ...
on the lines S12, S24 and S33.
References
Notes
External links
Official website
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Municipalities of the canton of Zürich