Unterengstringen

Unterengstringen
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Zurich (ZH)
District :	Dietikon
BFS no. :	0249
Postal code :	8103
Coordinates :	676 304  /  252068 coordinates: 47 ° 24 '54 "  N , 8 ° 26' 59"  O ; CH1903:  676304  /  252068
Height :	416  m above sea level M.
Height range :	383–612 m above sea level M.
Area :	3.34  km²
Residents:	3881 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	1162 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	24.9% (December 31, 2018)
Website:	www.unterengstringen.ch
Unterengstringen, in the foreground the Fahr Monastery
Location of the municipality

Unterengstringen is a municipality in the Dietikon district in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .

geography

Unterengstringen lies in the Limmattal at about 400  m above sea level. M. on the southern flank of the Altberg ridge.

The proximity to the city of Zurich and the good transport connections contribute to the fact that the location on the southern slope of the Gubrist appears to be a preferred residential area. The two groves on the Gubrist and in the Hard are popular recreational areas. Green belts, still operated as agricultural land, are one of these open spaces, which in the southern part of the municipality with the possessions of the Fahr Monastery and the Hardwald, expand to form a compact recreational zone along the Limmat .

coat of arms

Blazon

In red a silver ploughshare in front of a silver vine knife with a gold handle.

population

Remnants of the wall in the town of Glanzenberg

Unterengstringen, historical aerial photo from 1919, taken by Walter Mittelholzer

The municipality has 2843 inhabitants in 1206 households (2002). Of these, 2,311 are Swiss and 532 are foreigners. The denominations were distributed as follows: Roman Catholic 1,003, Protestant Reformed 1,173, others 667.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Unterengstringen

• The Glanzenberg ruin is located in the municipality , which includes a castle ruin and the desertification of the former town of Glanzenberg.
• The area of the Fahr Monastery is an enclave in Unterengstringen and belongs to the Aargau municipality of Würenlos .

literature

• Karl Grunder: The Art Monuments of the Canton of Zurich Volume 9: The Dietikon District. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1997 (Art Monuments of Switzerland Volume 88). ISBN 3-909164-57-9 . Pp. 295-337.

Web links

Commons : Unterengstringen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Unterengstringen
• Martin Illi: Unterengstringen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Statistical data for the municipality of Unterengstringen
• Primary school Unterengstringen 1998: From the history of the Unterengstringen school

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 .