Zürich Metropolitan Area
Zürich Metropolitan Area
Metropolregion Zürich | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal codes | 5xxx, 6xxx, 8xxxx, 9xxxx |
HDI (2021) | 0.989[1] very high · 1st |
The European Metropolitan Region of Zürich (EMRZ), also Greater Zurich Area (GZA, German Zürcher Wirtschaftsraum, Metropolregion Zürich), the metropolitan area surrounding Zürich, is one of Europe’s economically strongest areas and Switzerland’s economic centre. It comprises the area that can be reached within a roughly 80-minute drive from
The Swiss federal office for statistics defines an unofficial metropolitan area as including all areas where more than 1/12th of the workforce commutes to the core area. According to the 2000
Numerous Swiss and international corporations are based in the area, profiting from benefits such as
- the low tax rate
- the low cost of doing business, excellent infrastructure
- the high quality of life
- the dominant financial sector Zürich
The Greater Zurich Area AG, a nonprofit organization, is the marketing association for the Greater Zurich Area business region. It recruits international companies abroad and assists them with setting up companies and making investments in the Greater Zurich Area. Its sponsor is the Stiftung Greater Zurich Area Standortmarketing, a
operate important research and development (R&D) sites in the Zürich Metropolitan Area.Important Industries:
- Medtech
- Information Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality, Cybersecurity
- Fintech & Blockchain
- Robotics & Intelligent Systems: Robotics, Drone Technology, Computer Vision
The association Zurich Airport Region (Flughafenregion Zürich) is responsible for the business network and location promotion in the immediate vicinity of
The following eleven municipalities belong to the Swiss economic metropolis "Zurich Airport Region": Bassersdorf, Bülach, Dietlikon, Dübendorf, Kloten, Nürensdorf, Oberglatt, Opfikon, Rümlang, Wallisellen and Wangen-Brüttisellen. In the broader sense, many other communities and cities belong to the airport region of Zürich. The office of the association with over 500 members is located in Opfikon-Glattbrugg. Christoph Lang heads the office. René Huber (Mayor of Kloten) is the president of the association's board.
See also
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Switzerland (Europe)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- Zurich Airport Region (Flughafenregion Zürich)
- Ralph Etter, Appenzell als Teil der "Greater Zurich Area" – Chancen, Risiken und Handlungsansätze (2003) [1]
- Zürcher Wirtschaftsförderung unter der Lupe, Neue Zürcher Zeitung 26 October 2006.[2][permanent dead link]
- Patrick Dümmler, Alain Thierstein, The European metropolitan region of Zurich : a cluster of economic clusters?, ETH Zurich, Institute for National, Regional and Local Planning, Chair of Spatial Development, 2002 [3]