Andelfingen District is one of the twelve districts of the

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-speaking

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, Switzerland. It corresponds to the Zürcher Weinland, bounded by the

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to the north and west, by the

canton of Thurgau Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld. Thurgau is pa ...

to the east, by

Winterthur , neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austri ...

to the south and by the

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to the southwest.

Municipalities

Andelfingen contains a total of twenty-two

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

Mergers

*1872: Secession from

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 ...

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Humlikon Humlikon 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. 43 residents were kil ...

*1878: Renaming of ''Dorlikon'' →

Thalheim an der Thur Thalheim an der Thur is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Thalheim an der Thur is first mentioned in 1166 as ''Torlinchovin''. In 1257 it was mentioned as ''Torlinkon''. Until 187 ...

*1879: Secession from

Trüllikon Trüllikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Trüllikon has an area of . Of this area, 63.1% is used for agricultural purposes, 29.4% is forested, 7.3% is settled (buildings ...

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Truttikon Truttikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Truttikon has an area of . Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. Of the rest of the lan ...

*1970: Renaming of ''Grossandelfingen'' → Andelfingen *2013: Merger between ''„Obere Hueb“'' from the Municipality of

Buch am Irchel Buch am Irchel is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Buch am Irchel is first mentioned around 1238 as ''Buoch''. In 1244 it was mentioned as ''Bebinchon''. Geography Buch am Irche ...

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Neftenbach Neftenbach is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Neftenbach itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Hünikon, Aesch, Riet and Irchelhöfen. History Neftenbach ...

*2019: Merger between

Oberstammheim Oberstammheim is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. History In 2009, archaeologists announced the discovery of an Iron Age (late Hallstatt or early La Tène) tumulus burial, apparentl ...

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 St ...

and

Waltalingen Waltalingen 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 Sta ...

→ Stammheim

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Municipalities

Mergers

See also

References