Hüntwangen
Hüntwangen | |
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State : | Switzerland |
Canton : | Zurich (ZH) |
District : | Bulach |
BFS no. : | 0061 |
Postal code : | 8194 |
Coordinates : | 679 386 / 272 278 |
Height : | 390 m above sea level M. |
Height range : | 345-543 m above sea level M. |
Area : | 4.91 km² |
Residents: | 1031 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 188 inhabitants per km² |
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
11.4% (December 31, 2018) |
Mayor : | Matthias Hauser ( SVP ) |
Website: | www.huentwangen.ch |
Location of the municipality | |
Hüntwangen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .
coat of arms
- In blue a golden sheaf, raised by a golden scythe leaf
geography
Neighboring communities are Hohentengen , Glattfelden (exclave Neuhus ), Eglisau , Wil and Wasterkingen . It lies between Zurich and Schaffhausen. The border between Germany and Switzerland runs to the west .
Schaffhausen, Bülach, Zurich or Winterthur can be reached in a short time by train. It is around 20-30 minutes by car from Zurich- Kloten Airport.
population
year | Residents |
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1640 | 175 |
1722 | 456 |
1836 | 588 |
1850 | 639 |
1900 | 538 |
1920 | 516 |
1950 | 523 |
2000 | 782 |
- Population density: 191.9 inh. / Km 2
- Denomination: 51.8% Protestant Reformed , 17.4% Roman Catholic , 30.8% other or no denomination (status: 2010)
politics
The community president is Matthias Hauser ( SVP ) (as of December 2017).
Attractions
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 : Hüntwangen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the community of Hüntwangen
- Statistical data on the community of Hüntwangen
- Ueli Müller: Hüntwangen. 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 .