Sünikon
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Zurich (ZH)
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| District : | Dielsdorf | |
| Political community : | Steinmaur | |
| Postal code : | 8162 | |
| Coordinates : | 675 297 / 260 447 | |
| Height : | 451 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 319 (2012) | |
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Sünikon (dialect: Sünike ) is a district of the political municipality Steinmaur in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland . Sünikon is located in the eastern Wehntal in the Zürcher Unterland .
The Sünikon castle ruins are located near the village .
coat of arms
- Wall with the sun above
Surname
The name comes from Sünikon the former Celtic tribe leader Suono, the village at the site of today's Sünikons Suonikon founded.