Stäfa
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| State : |
 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Zurich (ZH)
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| District : | miles |
| BFS no. : | 0158 |
| Postal code : | 8712 Stäfa 8713 Uerikon |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH SFA |
| Coordinates : | 697 202 / 233130 |
| Height : | 414 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 405–627 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 8.59 km² |
| Residents: | 14,497 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 1688 inhabitants per km² |
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Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
18.9% (December 31, 2018) |
| Mayor : | Christian Haltner ( FDP ) |
| Website: | www.staefa.ch |
 View from Lake Zurich |
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Stäfa is a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland . It is located on the upper right bank of Lake Zurich in the Meilen district in the canton of Zurich and includes the villages of Stäfa , Kehlhof , Uerikon and the hamlet of Mutzmalen .
geography
Stäfa consists of the districts of Ötikon (at the harbor), Oberhusen, Grundhalden, Ülikon and Dorf (at the confluence of Schmittenbach and Dorfbach). The villages of Kehlhof and Ürikon as well as the hamlet of Mutzmalen also belong to the municipality of Stäfa. The area is 859 ha , of which 46% agriculture, 19% forest, 27% settlements, 7% traffic.
history
The shores of Lake Zurich by Stäfa have been settled since the Neolithic Age, as evidenced by traces of a settlement found in Ürikon in 1937. In 1874 a girl's grave with various grave goods was found in the Oberredlikon district, dating back to around 400 BC. Was dated. In 1794/95 the community gave its name to a dispute about the political and economic disadvantage of the Zurich countryside compared to the city. (→ Stäfner Handel ) In 1837 the upper part of the Stäfner church tower was rebuilt by the architect Ferdinand Stadler .
At the beginning of 1952, Robert Barth , founder of the “Milkin-Institut Robert R. Barth” company, began producing the successful Swiss drink Rivella in a former wine shop in Stäfa , which today ranks second behind Coca-Cola as the national drink in Switzerland .
Historical aerial photo from 150 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1919
Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from July 16, 1953
coat of arms
- Saint Verena in silver, nimbed in gold, in a gold dress and red cloak, in her right hand a golden comb, in her left hand holding a green water jug.
The coat of arms of Stäfa has shown Saint Verena since 1526 , who was carried in the shield of the former Upper Bailiwick.
population
At the end of 2015, 14,152 people lived in Stäfa. The proportion of foreigners is 18.2%.
politics
In the National Council elections in 2019, the voting shares in Stäfa were: SVP 25.1%, SP 17.3%, glp 17.0%, FDP 16.9%, Greens 12.2%, CVP 4.2%, EVP 3.0% , EDU 1.9% BDP 1.1%. Christian Haltner has been the mayor since 2014.
Churches
41.4% of the population belong to the Evangelical Reformed denomination , 25.1% to the Roman Catholic . In the Evangelical Free Churches, three of them are linked in the local section of the Evangelical Alliance : the Chrischona congregation , the Evangelical Anabaptist congregation ETG and the house congregation Lendi / Grau.
economy
Viticulture
Stäfa is the largest wine-growing community in the canton of Zurich and can look back on a long wine-growing tradition, as the location on the sunny Gold Coast , Lake Zurich as a heat store and the frequent foehn locations provide ideal conditions. (See also the article on viticulture on Lake Zurich .)
In 1969 the Kirchbühl, Lattenberg and Sternenhalde vineyards as well as Risi Ürikon were preserved from the overbuilding by the community assembly and placed under protection. Since then, the Stäfa-Ürikon Vineyard Trail has provided information about vines and work in the vineyard.
Established businesses
Sonova Holding AG , which specializes in hearing systems, is based in Stäfa . The sensor manufacturer Sensirion is also based in Stäfa.
traffic
Rail transport
The right bank of the Zürichseebahn (Zürich – Meilen – Rapperswil) is considered to be the forerunner of the Zürich S-Bahn . In the 1960s, it received RABDe 12/12 multiple units ( “Mirage” ) and the so-called rigid timetable (now a regular timetable ), financed by the Canton of Zurich . As a forerunner of the S-Bahn, the half-hourly service and self-control were tested on the line from 1968 onwards , and around 25 years later it was expanded to include regional services throughout Switzerland.
There are two train stations in the community: Stäfa in the lower Haslenbach and Uerikon . The latter was the starting point of the Uerikon-Bauma Railway from 1901 to 1947 .
The following line of the Zurich S-Bahn runs from the Stäfa and Uerikon stations :
- S 7 Winterthur - Kloten - Zurich HB - Stadelhofen - Meilen - Rapperswil
Bus transport
The following bus routes are operated by the Zurich Lake and Oberland Transport Authority (VZO):
- 880 Stäfa Frohberg - Hombrechtikon - Wolfhausen - Bubikon - Bad Kämmoos - Rüti station
- 925 Stäfa station - Männedorf station - Meilen station
- 950 Stäfa station - Oetwil am See
- 951 Stäfa station - Laubisrüti - Uerikon station
- 952 Stäfa station - Kehlhof - Uerikon station
- 955 Stäfa - Laubisrüti - Hombrechtikon station
Shipping
The ships of the Zürichsee-Schiffahrtsgesellschaft on the Zürich Bürkliplatz - Rapperswil line stop at the Stäfa and Uerikon berths .
Art and culture
Attractions
Sights in Stäfa are the Gasthaus Alte Krone, where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe stayed during the visit of his friend Heinrich Meyer in 1797 - today a plaque commemorates it - and the so-called Goethebänkli, from where you have a great view of Lake Zurich , the island of Ufenau and the Etzel and enjoy the Alps .
The villa of Ferdinand Stadler , completed in 1850 , is architecturally interesting .
The stained glass windows designed by the artist Dan Rubinstein (* 1940 in Netanya ) in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Verena , which retell the scenes from the first two books of the Old Testament in bright colors (cycle of 13 windows with the motto « Mercy and Love - Law and Justice »).
The historic patriot monument by August Bösch was inaugurated in 1898.
In Ürikon there is the so-called Ritterhaus Ürikon with a chapel on the lake shore .
The Villa Sunneschy , built in 1906 in the Art Nouveau style, is located in the Kehlhof district, right on the lake . It was extensively restored in 2001. The return to the exposed original substance brought rooms that fascinate with their colors. The villa with its large meadow is now owned by the municipality and is used by the public.
Local museum
The local museum of the color gives an insight into life around 1600.
Sports
Sports facilities
The largest sports facility in Stäfa is the Frohberg sports field. In addition to three soccer fields (including one with artificial turf), there are numerous tennis courts and the multi-purpose hall “Hall for Everyone”.
Handball
In Stäfa there is a handball club with a junior department, the Lakers Stäfa . The first team played in National League A in the 2008/2009 season, but was relegated to National League B as bottom of the table. On May 1, 2010 the immediate promotion to the top division succeeded.
Floorball
The floorball club Lokomotive Stäfa has existed since 1993. Today eight teams play in the championship, in different leagues. Of the eight teams, five are juniors.
Soccer
FC Stäfa , founded in 1895, is one of the oldest football clubs in Switzerland. In 2019 there were 35 teams. For over 30 years women have also been playing at the Frohberg sports facility. The club has around 700 active members and maintains 24 junior and 6 junior teams.
Gymnastics club
The main purpose of the Stäfa gymnastics club is to promote and support popular and competitive sports. Everyone should be able to keep up according to their possibilities and limits. True to the motto, gymnastics in a club from 3–99 years, the gymnastics club Stäfa offers sporting activities for all ages.
Personalities
- Peter Arens (1928–2015), actor and theater director
- Oskar Bachmann (1941–2013), politician (SVP)
- Alfred Bollinger (1932–2015), physician and professor of angiology
- Heinrich Braendlin (1777–1848), businessman and politician
- Hans Kaspar Grob (1800–1865), Protestant clergyman and co-founder of the Stäfner orphanage
- Heinz Haller (1914–2004), German economist and State Secretary, elected and died in Stäfa
- Franziska Kohlund (1947–2014), actress and theater director
- Johann Heinrich Meyer (1760 | 1832), painter, author, director of the Princely Free Drawing School , Goethe's friend
- Christoph Mörgeli (* 1960), politician (SVP) and medical historian, born in Stäfa and lives in Stäfa
- Ernst Näf (* 1920), racing cyclist
- Hans Pfaff (1896–1971), pastor and writer, lived and worked in Stäfa from 1935 until his death
- Rudolf Rebmann (1759–1837), farmer and politician
- Hans Heinrich Ryffel (1804–1880), entrepreneur and politician
- Stefan Stahel (* 1962), jazz musician
- Werner Vetterli (1929–2008), athlete, sports reporter, television presenter and politician (SVP), born and raised in Stäfa
- Ernst Wiechert (1887–1950), writer, lived in Uerikon from 1948 to 1950
- Alexander Ziegler (1944–1987), actor and writer, lived in Stäfa for many years
literature
- Beat Frei: Stäfa: live, work, have a say, live . Reading Society, Stäfa 2007, ISBN 978-3-033-01269-1 .
- 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
- Website of the municipality of Stäfa
- Peter Ziegler: Stäfa (community). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Statistical data from the canton on the municipality of Stäfa
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 .
- ↑ http://www.statistik.zh.ch/internet/justiz_inneres/statistik/de/daten/gemeindeportraet_kanton_zuerich.html#a-content (accessed on December 17, 2016).
- ↑ Elections 2019. Accessed August 1, 2020 .
- ↑ NZZ July 6, 2014
- ↑ http://www.each.ch/ea-st%C3%A4fa.html (accessed on February 27, 2012).
- ↑ The Patriot Monument in Stäfa
- ↑ FC Stäfa: Home. In: fc-staefa.ch. Retrieved November 21, 2013 .