Dürnten

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FieldValue
subject_nameDürnten
municipality_typemunicipality
image_photoTann - Pfannenstiel - Rüti Haltbergstrasse IMG 3325.JPG
imagepath_coaCHE Dürnten COA.svg
imagepath_flagCHE Dürnten Flag.svg
cantonZürich
iso-code-regionCH-ZH
districtHinwil
coordinates
postal_code8635
municipality_code0113
area10.19
elevation511
population
websitewww.duernten.ch
mayor
mayor_title
placesTann, Dürnten, Oberdürnten, Breitenmatt
neighboring_municipalitiesBubikon, Hinwil, Rüti, Wald
twintownsSzentbékkálla (Hungary)
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Dürnten is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Dürnten is first mentioned between 743 and 747 as Tunriude.

Geography

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Dürnten has an area of 10.2 km2. Of this area, 60.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 13.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.4%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.8% of the area. 15.4% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The Jona river flows through the municipality. It is located in the south-west side of Bachtel mountain. It includes the villages of Dürnten, Oberdürnten and Tann.

Demographics

Dürnten has a population (as of ) of . , 14.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8%. Most of the population () speaks German (89.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.6%) and Italian being third ( 2.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (15%), the CSP (10.4%) and the FDP (10.1%).

The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dürnten about 76.7% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 2464 households in Dürnten.

Dürnten has an unemployment rate of 1.79%. , there were 155 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 51 businesses involved in this sector. 268 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 68 businesses in this sector. 847 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 149 businesses in this sector. 39.4% of the working population were employed full-time, and 60.6% were employed part-time.

there were 1803 Catholics and 2697 Protestants in Dürnten. In the , religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the 2000 census, 49.6% were some type of Protestant, with 44.3% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 5.3% belonging to other Protestant churches. 28.7% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 7.9% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.7% did not give a religion, and 10.8% were atheist or agnostic. The Sri Vishnu Thurkkai Amman Temple in Dürnten was inaugurated in 2010.

The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]

Demographicsyearpopulation
1670977
17921382
18501663
19003094
19413006
19503390
19905736
19955843
20006032
20056081
20106665
20117055
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International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Dürnten is twinned with:

References

References

  1. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (January 5, 2016 accessed 06-Aug-2009)
  2. [http://www.statistik.zh.ch/internet/justiz_inneres/statistik/de/daten/gemeindeportraet.html Statistics Zürich] {{in lang. de accessed 4 August 2009
  3. Regula Lienin. (2013-07-20). "Ein Pfauentanz für Göttin Amman". [[Zürcher Oberländer]].
  4. Patrizia Legnini. (2010-01-17). "Indische Handwerker bauen Hindu-Tempel – ohne Bewilligung". [[Limmattaler Zeitung]].
  5. {{HDS. 85. Dürnten
  6. http://www.duernten.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d4/f54.cfm {{Webarchive. link. (2013-12-24 ; retrieved, 27 February 2012).)
  7. (2014-02-08). "Partnergemeinde Szentbékkálla (HU)".

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