Wetzikon
Wetzikon | |
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Pfäffikon, Seegräben | |
Twin towns | Melnik (Czech Republic), Badolato (Italy) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Wetzikon is a small town in the
Geography
The municipality Wetzikon has an area of 16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi). Of this area, 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (12.1%) is non-productive (streams, lakes and non-productive vegetation).[3] In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 20% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.9%).[4] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 3.3% of the area. As of 2007[update] 30.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[4]
It is located near
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Demographics
Wetzikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 25,056.[5] As of 2007[update], 22.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. Over the last 10 years, the population has grown at a rate of 18.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (83.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.7%) and Albanian being third ( 1.9%).
Nationalities in Wetzikon | End of 2010[6] | End of 2011[7] |
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Switzerland | 76,8 % | 76,5 % |
Italy | 5,5 % | 5,2 % |
Germany | 3,9 % | 3,9 % |
Portugal | 2,4 % | 2,6 % |
Turkey | 1,7 % | 1,7 % |
Serbia | 1,8 % | 1,7 % |
Kosovo | 1,2 % | 1,4 % |
North Macedonia | 1,1 % | 1,1 % |
In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (16.1%), the CSP (12.2%) and the Green Party (10.5%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15%.[3] There are 7929 households in Wetzikon.[4]
As of 2008[update] there were 6385
Economics and education
The Kantonschule Zürcher Oberland (KZO),
The regional hospital, the Gesundheitsversorgung Zürcher Oberland [10] is also located there.
Wetzikon has an unemployment rate of 2.9%. As of 2005[update], there were 134 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 41 businesses involved in this sector. 3486 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 255 businesses in this sector. 7054 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 838 businesses in this sector.[3] As of 2007[update] 43.8% of the working population were employed full-time, and 56.2% were employed part-time.[4]
In Wetzikon about 69.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3]
World Heritage Site
The prehistoric settlement
Transportation
There are two railway stations within the municipality. Wetzikon railway station is a node of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S3, S14, S15 and S5. Kempten railway station is on the S3 line only. The town is a 20-minute (S5) ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. In addition, the Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland heritage railway provides seasonal excursion service at Ettenhausen-Emmetschloo.
Gallery
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Kempten, Bachtelin the background
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Apartments buildings in Oberwetzikon, Alps in the background
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Robenhuserriet in Robenhausen
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Aabach in Wetzikon
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Lake Pfäffikonshore
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Schloss (castle) Wetzikon
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Bahnhofstrasse between Oberwetzikon and Kempten
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Bond of the municipality Wetzikon, issued 29. October 1900
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lumber with railroad cars (Wetzikon station)
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S-train (Wetzikon station)
History
The oldest surviving document about the name Wetzikon is from the year 1044, where three nobles of "Wezzinchova" are mentioned; before that the village and castle were known by the name Ratpoldskilch.[12] Older history is known from excavations of prehistoric pile dwellings in Robenhausen and a Roman villa rustica in Kempten.[13]
Sights
- The local museum (Ortsmuseum) documents the cultural history from the Neolithic Age until the 21st century [14]
- Robenhauser Riet
- Kemptner Tobel
Notable persons
- Elisabeth of Wetzikon (1235-1298) imperial abbess of the Fraumünster abbey 1270-1298
- Johannes Schmidlin (1722-1772) pastor and composer
- Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836) composer and music publisher
- Heinrich Leuthold (1827-1879) poet and translator
- Jakob Messikommer (1828-1917) wetland archaeologist, researched the settlement at Robenhausen
- Jakob Heusser(1862–1941) industrialist and philanthropist
- Swiss National Council
- Jörg Schneider (1935-2015) stage and film actor [15]
- Walter Andreas Müller (born 1945) stage and film actor, radio host and comedian [16]
- Swiss Federal Council
- Eric Franklin (born 1957) dancer, movement educator, university lecturer and writer
- Patrick Mohr (born 1971) former professional tennis player
- Andreas Schweizer (born 1979) gymnast [17]
- Dorothee Elmiger (born 1985), writer
- Steven Deana (born 1990) football goalkeeper currently playing for FC Aarau
- Natalie Kanyapak Phoksomboon (born 1991) Thai-Swiss beauty queen, won Miss Thailand World 2013
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ^ a b c d Swiss Federal Statistical Office 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.
- ^ http://www.wetzikon.ch/Verwaltung/Einwohnerdienste/bevoelkerungsstatistiken/Statistik%202008.pdf/at_download/file (Retrieved 27 February 2012).
- ^ http://www.wetzikon.ch/Verwaltung/Einwohnerdienste/bevoelkerungsstatistiken/Jahresstatistik%20Homepage.pdf/at_download/file (Retrieved 5 March 2012).
- ^ Kantonschule Zürcher Oberland (KZO) (in German)
- ^ Zürcher Oberland Messe (in Swiss-German "Züri Oberland Mäss") (in German)
- ^ Gesundheitsversorgung Zürcher Oberland (in German)
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
- ISBN 3-85981-138-X.
- ISBN 978-3-7193-1441-5.
- ^ Museum Wetzikon (in German)
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 27 December 2018
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 27 December 2018
- ^ German Wiki, Andreas Schweizer
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Community website (in German)