Hüntwangen
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Hüntwangen |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| image_photo | Huentwangen 114.JPG |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Hüntwangen COA.svg |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Hüntwangen Flag.svg |
| canton | Zurich |
| iso-code-region | CH-ZH |
| district | Bülach |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 8194 |
| municipality_code | 0061 |
| area | 4.97 |
| elevation | 390 |
| population | |
| website | www.huentwangen.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Eglisau, Glattfelden, Hohentengen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Wasterkingen, Wil |
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Hüntwangen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Hüntwangen is first mentioned in 1254 as Hiuntwangin. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/ETH-BIB-Hüntwangen-LBS_H1-027635.tif" caption="Aerial view (1968)"] ::
Geography
Hüntwangen has an area of 4.9 km2. Of this area, 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on the western edge of the Rafzerfeld, the region in the district which is north of the Rhine.
Demographics
Hüntwangen has a population (as of ) of . , 7.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 22.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (96.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17%), the FDP (11.2%) and the Green Party (8.9%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.5%. In Hüntwangen about 85.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Hüntwangen has an unemployment rate of 1.61%. , there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 65 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 92 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 26 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1640 | 175 |
| 1722 | 456 |
| 1836 | 588 |
| 1850 | 639 |
| 1900 | 538 |
| 1920 | 516 |
| 1950 | 523 |
| 2000 | 782 |
| :: |
Transport
Hüntwangen-Wil railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S9. It is a 35-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
References
References
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (2016-01-05 accessed 29-Jul-2009)
- {{HDS. 49. Hüntwangen
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