Hüntwangen

Hüntwangen
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Zurich (ZH)
District :	Bulach
BFS no. :	0061
Postal code :	8194
Coordinates :	679 386  /  272 278 coordinates: 47 ° 35 '47 "  N , 8 ° 29' 39"  O ; CH1903:  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

Blazon

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.

Aerial view (1968)

population

Population development

year	Residents
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

Half-timbered house in Hüntwangen

The community president is Matthias Hauser ( SVP ) (as of December 2017).

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Hüntwangen

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

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 .