Bachenbülach

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Bachenbülach
Coat of arms of Bachenbülach
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich (ZH)
District : Bulachw
BFS no. : 0051i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 8184
UN / LOCODE : CH BAB
Coordinates : 683 437  /  262079 coordinates: 47 ° 30 '15 "  N , 8 ° 32' 46"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred eighty-three thousand four hundred and thirty-seven  /  262079
Height : 430  m above sea level M.
Height range : 415-573 m above sea level M.
Area : 4.31  km²
Residents: 4165 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 863 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		24.8% (December 31, 2018)
Mayor : Michael Biber (FDP)
Website: www.bachenbuelach.ch
Location of the municipality
Deutschland Kanton Thurgau Kanton Schaffhausen Kanton Schaffhausen Bezirk Andelfingen Bezirk Dielsdorf Bezirk Dietikon Bezirk Pfäffikon Bezirk Uster Bezirk Winterthur Bezirk Zürich Bachenbülach Bassersdorf Bülach Dietlikon Eglisau Embrach Freienstein-Teufen Glattfelden Glattfelden Hochfelden ZH Höri ZH Hüntwangen Kloten Lufingen Nürensdorf Oberembrach Opfikon Rafz Rorbas Wallisellen Wasterkingen Wil ZH Winkel ZHMap of Bachenbülach
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Bachenbülach is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .

coat of arms

Blazon

A silver dust nail in red

The dust nail is part of a plow. In 1853 it was first depicted on a landmark as a coat of arms.

geography

The community area is divided into 42% forest, 35% agriculture and 21% settlement / transport.

Bachenbülach borders in the north on Bülach , in the south on Winkel ZH , in the west on Höri and in the south-west on Oberglatt .

Bachenbülach is embedded in a gentle hilly landscape. The village is situated at latitude 47 ° 30 north and longitude 8 ° 33 east and lies at 428  m above sea level. M. The highest point, the Seewerhalde lies on 575  m above sea level. M. , the lowest point in the Weieracher at 421  m above sea level. M.

population

Population development
year Residents
1850 569
1910 535
1960 985
1970 2307
1990 2887
2007 3681
2010 3869
  • Population density: 901.9 inh. / Km 2
  • Number of private households: 1307 (as of 2000)
  • Denomination: 34.4% Protestant Reformed , 25.9% Roman Catholic , 39.7% other or no denomination (status: 2010)

politics

The mayor Franz Bieger has been in office since 2006 (as of December 2017). There are three active political parties in Bachenbülach: EPP Evangelical People's Party, FDP Liberal Democratic Party, SVP Swiss People's Party.

economy

At the beginning of the 20th century, some industry took hold in Bachenbülach. Today, 30 commercial and commercial enterprises as well as two shopping centers provide 800 jobs. Nevertheless, Bachenbülach is mostly a suburban commuter community.

traffic

Bachenbülach is served every half hour by the Zürcher Unterland post bus service. S-Bahn connections from Bülach and Kloten connect the community with Zurich, Winterthur and Schaffhausen.

The cantonal road connects Bachenbülach directly with the A51 airport motorway .

history

The burial mounds in the Höhragenwald are the first finds from early history in the municipality. They are in the period from 800-450 BC. BC settled.

The first documentary mention is 1149 as Bahchenboulacho . From 1412 until 1798 Bachenbülach belonged to the Vogtei Bülach .

Bachenbülach has been an independent political municipality since 1849.

Personalities

  • Nicola Spirig (* 1982), triathlete, lives in Bachenbülach, wife of Reto Hug
  • Reto Hug (* 1975), triathlete, lives in Bachenbülach, husband of Nicola Spirig

Attractions

photos

  • Aerial view (1968)

  • Village center of Bachenbülach

  • Industrial district

  • Rose restaurant

  • Multipurpose hall

literature

  • Hermann Fietz: The art monuments of the canton of Zurich, Volume II: The districts of Bülach, Dielsdorf, Hinwil, Horgen and Meilen. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 15). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1943. DNB 365803049 .
  • W. Hildebrant: Bülach. 1967.

Web links

Commons : Bachenbülach  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Data on the resident population by home, gender and age (community profile). Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on December 22, 2019 .