Erlenbach ZH

ZH is the abbreviation for the canton of Zurich in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Erlenbach .

Erlenbach

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton Zurich Zurich (ZH)
District :	miles
BFS no. :	0151i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	8703
Coordinates :	687 258 / 239957 coordinates: 47 ° 18 '17 " N , 8 ° 35' 33" O ; CH1903: 687,258 / 23995747.30472 8.592499 412
Height :	412 m above sea level M.
Height range :	406–704 m above sea level M.
Area :	2.89 km²
Residents:	5618 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	1944 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	22.3% (December 31, 2018)
Mayor :	Sascha Patak ( FDP )
Website:	www.erlenbach.ch
View from Lake Zurich
Location of the municipality
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Erlenbach 1919, photo by Walter Mittelholzer

Erlenbach , also called Erlenbach am Zürichsee , is a municipality in Switzerland . It is located on the lower right bank of Lake Zurich on the so-called Gold Coast in the Meilen district in the canton of Zurich .

geography

Area: 288.7 ha , of which 43.1% settlements, 24.2% agriculture, 22.6% forest, 9.7% traffic and 1.1% water.

The neighboring communities are Küsnacht in the north and Herrliberg in the south.

Erlenbach-Winkel is a prehistoric settlement on Lake Zurich in the area of the municipality of Erlenbach.

history

In connection with the old Zurich War , there were also fighting in Erlenbach: in 1444 the first battle took place near Erlenbach , in 1445 the second battle took place near Erlenbach .

coat of arms

Blazon

A silver cross in blue.

The municipal coat of arms shows a staff cross, which was taken in its original form from the coat of arms of the Johanniter . It dates from 1597 and refers to the duties of the Erlenbachers to the Johanniterhaus Küsnacht , which lasted until 1703. In the original from 1597 the coat of arms consists of a faceted paw cross on a black background.

population

Population development
year	1400	1764	1850	1900	1910	1950	1970	1990	2000	2010
Residents	200	683	978	1207	1510	3448	4523	4377	4609	5247

Proportion of foreigners: 16.0%.
Religion: 45.4% Reformed, 28.9% Roman Catholic.

politics

Share of votes in the 2011 cantonal elections:

SVP: 28.48%
FDP: 28.18%
glp: 12.64%
SP: 12.49%
Greens: 8.08%
CVP: 5.81%
EVP: 1.44%
BDP: 1.37%

The mayor is Sascha Patak from the FDP .

Members of the Erlenbach City Council (2014–2018)
Surname	Taking office	function	Political party
Sascha Patak		Mayor / Health	FDP
Jens Menzi		Finance / 2nd Vice President	independent
Nicole Lauener		Real estate	CVP
Lotti Grubenmann		Education / School President	independent
Peter Keller		Civil engineering / disposal / environment	CVP
Martin Rübel		Building construction / planning / 1st vice president	FDP
Daniel Westermann		Social / Security / Transport	SVP

Town twinning

Churches

There are two churches in Erlenbach:

The reformed church Erlenbach stands on the lake shore. It was built in the neo-Gothic style between 1888 and 1891 according to plans by the architect Friedrich Wehrli .
The Catholic Church of St. Agnes faces the Reformed Church and was built from 1974 to 1975. A sculpture by the artist Silvio Mattioli hangs on its facade .

Reformed Church from 1890
Catholic Church of St. Agnes from 1975 with a reformed church tower
Jetty
port

Attractions

Sports

The FC Blau-Weiss Erlenbach is a football club from Erlenbach. The club currently plays in the 5th league of the Swiss Football Championship. The home games are played on the Sonnenfeld.

Personalities

Justus Heer (1840–1886), Protestant pastor
Rudolf Aeberly (1859–1927), poet and farmer
Helmuth Plessner (1892–1985), philosopher, sociologist, anthropologist, buried in Erlenbach
Eduard Imhof (1895–1986), cartographer
Theo Müller (* 1940), German entrepreneur
Franz B. Humer (* 1946), Austrian-Swiss manager
Corinna T. Sievers (* 1965), German writer
Heribert Rausch (* 1942), lawyer
Carlo Brunner (* 1955), composer and conductor

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 .

Web links

Commons : Erlenbach ZH - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the municipality of Erlenbach
Statistical data for the municipality of Erlenbach ZH
Karl Kuprecht: Erlenbach (ZH). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .

↑ Data on the resident population by home, gender and age (community profile). Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

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[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 .