Sternenberg
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Sternenberg |
| municipality_type | former |
| image_photo | Sternenberg-Dorf.jpg |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Sternenberg Flag.svg |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Sternenberg COA.svg |
| canton | Zurich |
| iso-code-region | CH-ZH |
| district | Pfäffikon |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 8499 |
| municipality_code | 0179 |
| area | 8.75 |
| elevation | 870 |
| population | 351 |
| website | www.sternenberg.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Bauma, Fischingen (TG), Fischenthal, Mosnang (SG), Wila |
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Sternenberg is a former municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.
Geography
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Before the merger, Sternenberg had a total area of 8.7 km2. Of this area, 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 2.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (1.5%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. 0.9% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
Demographics
Sternenberg had a population (as of 2013) of 351. , 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 51.3% male and 48.7% female. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.0%), with French being second most common ( 0.3%) and English being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (22.5%), the CSP (15.7%) and the Green Party (10.2%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.2%. In Sternenberg about 76.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 140 households in Sternenberg.
Sternenberg has an unemployment rate of 1.8%. , there were 48 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 22 businesses involved in this sector. 33 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 46 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.
there were 59 Catholics and 206 Protestants in Sternenberg. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 65.6% were some type of Protestant, with 62.2% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 3.4% belonging to other Protestant churches. 13.5% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 2% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.6% did not give a religion, and 16% were atheist or agnostic.
References
References
- "Dossier Sternenberg". [[Zürcher Oberländer]].
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 13 January 2015
- {{as of. de accessed 4 August 2009
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