Schleinikon
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Schleinikon |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| image_photo | Schleinikon 2011-09-14 14-01-50.JPG |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Schleinikon COA.svg |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Schleinikon Flag.svg |
| canton | Zurich |
| iso-code-region | CH-ZH |
| district | Dielsdorf |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 8165 |
| municipality_code | 0098 |
| area | 5.65 |
| elevation | 472 |
| population | |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Boppelsen, Niederweningen, Oberweningen, Otelfingen, Regensberg, Siglistorf (AG) |
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Schleinikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Schleinikon_Zythuesli_087.jpg" caption="Zythüsli, timber framing construction at Schleinikon"] ::
Geography
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Situated in the Wehntal, Schleinikon has an area of 5.7 km2. Of this area, 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Demographics
Schleinikon has a population (as of ) of . , 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (95.8%), with English being second most common ( 0.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18.3%), the CSP (12.9%) and the Green Party (11.4%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. In Schleinikon about 84% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Schleinikon has an unemployment rate of 0.92%. , there were 45 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 24 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 34 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.
References
References
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 04-Aug-2009
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