Würenlos is a

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in the district of

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in the canton of

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. It lies north of the river

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, next to the canton of

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, located in the

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(German: ''Limmattal'').

Geography

Würenlos has an area, , of . Of this area, 43.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Since 2008 Fahr Monastery forms a small

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of the municipality, otherwise surrounded by Unterengstringen of canton Zürich.

Coat of arms

The

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of the municipal

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is ''Per fess Argent and Gules a Key in pale counterchanged.''

Demographics

Würenlos has a population (as of ) of . , 13.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung
accessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.5%) and French being third ( 1.2%).
accessed 13-February-2010 The age distribution, , in Würenlos is; 548 children or 10.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 627 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 497 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 655 people or 12.4% are between 30 and 39, 1,009 people or 19.1% are between 40 and 49, and 762 people or 14.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 663 people or 12.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 348 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 134 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 27 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)
accessed 20 January 2010 , there were 152 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 927 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 834 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.43 individuals. there were 945 single family homes (or 40.8% of the total) out of a total of 2,318 homes and apartments.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau
accessed 20 January 2010 There were a total of 4 empty apartments for a 0.2% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.4 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.8%), the FDP (14.2%) and the SP (13.5%). In Würenlos about 83.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Of the school age population (), there are 417 students attending

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, there are 140 students attending

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in the municipality. The historical population is given in the following table:

Heritage sites of national significance

The

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women's convent of Fahr in Würenlos was founded around 1130 AD. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance, as is the

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in Würenlos. The Emma Kunz painting collection was listed in the 1995 version of the Inventory, but not in 2008 listing.

Economy

, Würenlos had an unemployment rate of 1.69%. , there were 111 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 652 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 56 businesses in this sector. 1,115 people are employed in the

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, with 192 businesses in this sector. there was a total of 2,645 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 2,052 or about 77.6% of the residents worked outside Würenlos while 920 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,513 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen
accessed 21 January 2010 Of the working population, 19.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.3% used a private car.

Religion

From the , 2,136 or 44.6% are

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, while 1,750 or 36.5% belonged to the

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. Of the rest of the population, there are 7 individuals (or about 0.15% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009
accessed 20 January 2010

Transportation

Würenlos railway station is a stop of the

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on the line S6.

Personalities

Urs Meier Urs Meier (born 22 January 1959) is a retired Swiss football referee. He officiated at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, taking charge of the semi-final between South Korea and Germany in 2002. He also refereed the 2002 UEFA Champions League Fina ...

(1959),

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References

External links

official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wurenlos Municipalities of Aargau Cultural property of national significance in Aargau