Hinwil
Hinwil | |
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Wald, Wetzikon | |
Twin towns | Jablonné nad Orlicí (Czech Republic) |
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Hinwil is a
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality took its name is first mentioned in 745 as Hunichinwilari, in a donation made by Beata and Landolt to the
The Alamanni were actually preceded by Roman inhabitants, as attested by the foundation walls of a Roman Villa dating from the 1st century CE and detected under the medieval church of Hinwil which is first mentioned in the second half of the 8th century.[3]
During the High Middle Ages, the village Hinwil was part of the
The economy of Hinwil was originally based on agriculture and rural handcraft. During the second half of the 16th century regional production of linen was introduced, from the 17th century on livestock farming and especially the early modern
Geography
Hinwil has an area of 22.3 km2 (8.6 sq mi). Of this area, 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4] In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 11.5% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (6.1%).[5] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. As of 2007[update] 14% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[5]
The municipality is located in the Zürcher Oberland on the Bachtel mountain. It was formed in 1798 from the parish of the same name. It includes four independent villages; Hinwil, Ringwil, Wernetshausen and Hadlikon. The hamlets of Bossikon, Erlosen and Girenbad as well as about one hundred individual farms make up the rest of the municipality.
Demographics
Hinwil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 11,354.[6] As of 2007[update], 13.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (91.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.4%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13%), the CSP (11.1%) and the FDP (10.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hinwil about 78.5% 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 3815 households in Hinwil.[5]
Hinwil has an unemployment rate of 1.94%. As of 2005[update], there were 187 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 77 businesses involved in this sector. 2627 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 144 businesses in this sector. 3006 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 399 businesses in this sector.[4] As of 2007[update] 39.4% of the working population were employed full-time, and 60.6% were employed part-time.[5]
As of 2008[update] there were 2610
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
year | population |
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1637 | 624 |
1794 | 2,112 |
1850 | 2,697 |
1900 | 2,864 |
1950 | 3,623 |
1980 | 7,554 |
2000 | 9,157 |
Transportation
Hinwil railway station is the terminal station of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S14. Its train station is a 40-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
Weather
Hinwil has an average of 145.4 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,341 mm (52.8 in) of
Economy
Hinwil is the home of the Stake F1 Team, where the Sauber Motorsport AG builds the chassis and other components required to compete in the Formula 1 series.
Other companies based in Hinwil are FBB (FBB Frischbeton & Baustoff AG), Ferag, and Belimo.
Notable people
- Ueli Maurer (born 1950), Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council, lives in Hinwil
- Bruno Zuppiger (1952–2016), Swiss management consultant, soldier and politician, lived in Hinwil
- Dany Brand (born 1996 in Hinwil), Swiss athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles
- Peter Sauber (born 1943 in Zurich), Swiss motorsport executive, founder and former CEO and Team principal of the Sauber F1 team, lived in Hinwil
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Hinwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 06-Aug-2009
- ^ a b c d e Statistics Zurich (in German) accessed 4 August 2009
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, and Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009., the weather station elevation is 540 meters above sea level.
External links
Media related to Hinwil at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Hinwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.