Wildberg ZH
ZH is the abbreviation for the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Wildberg . |
Wildberg | |
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State : | Switzerland |
Canton : | Zurich (ZH) |
District : | Pfaffikon |
BFS no. : | 0182 |
Postal code : | 8489 Ehrikon 8489 Schalchen 8489 Wildberg |
Coordinates : | 703 966 / 254033 |
Height : | 650 m above sea level M. |
Height range : | 532–804 m above sea level M. |
Area : | 10.57 km² |
Residents: | 1006 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 95 inhabitants per km² |
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
7.6% (December 31, 2018) |
Website: | www.wildberg.ch |
Location of the municipality | |
Wildberg is a municipality in the Pfäffikon district in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland . The three former civil parishes of Wildberg, Schalchen and Ehrikon merged in the 1930s to form the community of Wildberg.
coat of arms
- A black ram's head in gold
The Wildberg coat of arms is based on the seal of the nobles von Wildberg. The black ram's head on a golden background was adopted as the municipal coat of arms in the 18th century.
geography
54% of the municipal area is used for agriculture, 39% is forest and 7% is settlement area or is used for transport.
Wildberg borders on the municipalities: Wila , Bauma , Pfäffikon ZH , Russikon , Weisslingen , Zell ZH and Turbenthal .
population
Population development | |
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year | Residents |
1900 | 654 |
1950 | 653 |
2000 | 900 |
politics
The SVP has 45.6%, the SP 20.3%, the FDP 9.8%, the Greens 9.1%, the CVP 2.8%, and the EPP 6.3% of the vote.
Mayor is Roland Bänninger (term of office 2010–2014).
schools
Around 70 pupils are taught in four class trains in the Wildberg primary school, and the Schalchen outside watch is currently closed.
Transport links
Wildberg is connected by a post bus line with Fehraltorf , there connection to S 3 ( Bülach -) Hardbrücke - Zurich HB - Stadelhofen - Effretikon - Wetzikon and Turbenthal , there connection to S 26 Winterthur - Bauma - Rüti ZH .
Attractions
literature
- Hans Martin Gubler, The Art Monuments of the Canton of Zurich Volume 3: The Districts of Pfäffikon and Uster. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1978 (Art Monuments of Switzerland Volume 66). ISBN 3-7643-0991-1 . Pp. 225-245.
Web links
- Official website of the Wildberg community
- Statistical data from the canton on the municipality of Wildberg
- Ueli Müller: Wildberg ZH. 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 .