Zurich district

Zurich district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Zurich (ZH)
Main town :	Zurich
FSO number :	0112
Area :	87.93  km²
Height range :	392–870 m above sea level M.
Residents:	415,367 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	4724 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Zurich is a district in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland and has only consisted of the city ​​of Zurich since July 1, 1989 (for more see history ).

Political communities

coat of arms	Postcode	Parish name	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
	8000-8099	Zurich	415,367	87.93	4724
Total			415,367	87.93	4724

Changes in the community

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  Parishes until 1871

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  Municipalities until 1892

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  Municipalities until 1930

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  Municipalities until 1934

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  Municipalities until 1985

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  Municipalities until 1989

• 1871: Spin-off from Schwamendingen → Oerlikon
• 1893: Merger of Aussersihl , Enge , Fluntern , Hirslanden , Hottingen , Oberstrass , Riesbach , Unterstrass , Wiedikon , Wipkingen , Wollishofen and Zurich → Zurich
• 1931: Merger of Niederurdorf and Oberurdorf → Urdorf
• 1934: Merger of Albisrieden , Altstetten , Höngg , Oerlikon , Schwamendingen , Seebach , Witikon and Zurich → Zurich
• 1986: Change of district Zollikon from Zurich district → Meilen district
• 1989: Change of district of all municipalities except Zurich from the Zurich district → Dietikon district

Civil parishes

There are no more civil parishes .

Former parishes

Districts of the city of Zurich

District building Zurich

There are no localities in the city of Zurich, instead the city - in its current form since 1934 - consists of the old city of Zurich ( old town ) and 19 formerly independent communities.

coat of arms	Former community name	Incorporation	Urban district
	Affoltern near Zurich	1934	11
	Albisrieden	1934	9
	Altstetten	1934	9
	Aussersihl	1893	4 / 5
	Tightness	1893	2
	Whisper	1893	7th
	Hirslanden	1893	7th
	Höngg	1934	10
	Hottingen	1893	7th
	Oberstrasse	1893	6th
	Oerlikon	1934	11
	Riesbach	1893	8th
	Schwamendingen	1934	12
	Seebach	1934	11
	Substrass	1893	6th
	Wiedikon	1893	3
	Wipkingen	1893	10
	Witikon	1934	7th
	Wollishofen	1893	2

history

From 1814 to 1985 the district also included Zollikon and the communities of today's Dietikon district - the so-called "rural communities of the Zurich district". A law tabled in March 1985 on the division of the district - under the premise of removing the (alleged) dominance of the rural communities by the overpopulated city - was passed with 57.5% yes-votes. While Zollikon then moved to the Meilen district on January 1, 1986 , resistance arose in the affected communities in the future Dietikon district. Due to a popular initiative which demanded that the division be abolished, there was a second vote in March 1988, which clearly failed with 34.8% yes votes. On July 1, 1989, the Dietikon district was formed.

See also

• Districts of the city of Zurich
• Abolished political communities in Switzerland
• List of cultural assets in Zurich

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. ↑ Federal Statistical Office | FSO Generalized Limits 2020.