Dübendorf

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Dübendorf
Municipality in Switzerland
Dübendorf - Gemeindeverwaltung-Stadthaus (alt) IMG 1048 ShiftN.jpg
Coat of arms of Dübendorf
Coat of arms
Location of Dübendorf
Dübendorf is located in Switzerland
Dübendorf
Dübendorf
Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°37′E / 47.417°N 8.617°E / 47.417; 8.617Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°37′E / 47.417°N 8.617°E / 47.417; 8.617
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZürich
DistrictUster
Government
 • ExecutiveStadtrat
with 7 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident
André Ingold
(as of July 2018)
 • ParliamentGemeinderat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total28,667
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8600
SFOS number0191
LocalitiesDübendorf, Dübelstein, Geeren, Gfenn, Gockhausen, Hermikon, Stettbach
Surrounded byDietlikon, Fällanden, Schwerzenbach, Volketswil, Wallisellen, Wangen-Brüttisellen, Zürich
Websitewww.duebendorf.ch
SFSO statistics

Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

It is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 28,000 (2018). It is the fourth largest city in the canton, after Zürich, Winterthur, and Uster.

History[]

Dübelstein castle, the so-called Waldmannsburg (1489)
Aerial view from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Dübendorf is first mentioned in 946 as Tuobilindorf.[3] On the northeastern side of the Adlisberg the ruins of the Dübelstein castle are situated; from 1487 to 1489 the home of Hans Waldmann, former mayor of the city of Zürich.

Geography[]

Glatt river in Dübendorf

Dübendorf has an area of 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi). Of this area, 37.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 41.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4] In 1996 housing and buildings made up 29.6% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (12.3%).[5] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1% of the area.

The city is situated roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) north east of Zürich. It is bisected by the Glatt river which runs from the Greifensee (Lake Greifen) which lies directly to the southeast. Dübendorf is located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal). Dübendorf is located on the northern side of the Adlisberg, as well, on a terrace on the northern side of the city of Zürich the hamlets Gockhausen and Geeren.

Demographics[]

Stadthaus, city administration and town hall

Dübendorf has a population (as of 31 December 2019) of 29,303.[6] As of 2007, 28.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 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 10.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (81.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (17.5%), the SPS (16.1%) and the FDP (10.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 67.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.3%. In Dübendorf about 73.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4] There are 10,786 households in Dübendorf.[5]

As of 2008 there were 7,733 Catholics and 7,553 Protestants in Dübendorf. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the census, 39.2% were some type of Protestant, with 37.1% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 2.1% belonging to other Protestant churches. 33.6% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 6% were Muslim, 9.4% belonged to another religion (not listed), 4.6% did not give a religion, and 12.4% were atheist or agnostic.[5]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

Year Population
1467 c. 225
1634 553
1710 1,031
1850 2,018
1900 2,544
1950 6,750
1970 19,639
2000 22,216
2010 24,607
2017 27,800

For more up-to-date population figures: http://www.duebendorf.ch/de/portrait/portraitfacts/factsbevoelkerung/

Industry[]

Helsana administration building in Stettbach quarter

Dübendorf is the home of two research institutions that are part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology domain (ETH-Bereich):

Empa
Empa is a materials science and technology research institution with 5 programs: Nanotechnology, Adaptive Materials Systems, The Healthy Human, Materials for Energy Technology and Technosphere - Atmosphere.
Eawag
Eawag is the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. There are a variety of topics researched at Eawag: Applied Aquatic Ecology, Chemical Pollutants, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Toxicology, Fish Ecology and Evolution, Limnology, Surface Waters, Systems Analysis/Integrated Assessment and Modeling, Urban Water Management, Water and Agriculture, Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (SANDEC), and Water Resources and Drinking Water.

Givaudan, producer of flavors and fragrances, has a part of its R&D department located in Dübendorf. Hewlett Packard's main Switzerland office is in Dübendorf.[7]

Dübendorf has an unemployment rate of 3.09%. As of 2005, there were 196 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 31 businesses involved in this sector. 2410 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 234 businesses in this sector. 11663 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 897 businesses in this sector.[4] As of 2007 76.1% of the working population were employed full-time, and 23.9% were employed part-time.[5]

Education[]

The Primarschulverwaltung Dübendorf serves primary school students.[8] The Sekundarschule Dübendorf-Schwerzenbach serves secondary level students.[9] The Kantonsschule Uster in Uster has gymnasium education and serves Dübendorf.[10]

The Lycée Français Marie Curie de Zürich (LFZ), a French international school, is located on four campuses in the municipality.[11]

Places of interest[]

Obere Mühle, the cultural centre of Dübendorf

The town of Dübendorf is quite small and easy to get around on foot. Crossing from one side of the city to the other can be done within a half hour of casual walking. Apart from the city center and the river, an interesting place to visit is the museum of military aviation, displaying not just various military planes, but also various demonstration material (for instance, how helicopter control systems function) and two of the last original Junkers Ju 52 vintage aircraft in flying condition, which are used to provide sightseeing trips.

Transport[]

Dübendorf is served by both rail and bus links with the Zürich center (10 min), Winterthur (via Stettbach, 20 min) and other places in the canton of Zürich. Dübendorf railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S9 and S14 and is a 13-minute (S9) ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Stettbach railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the lines S3, S9, S11, and S12.

The military airport hosts one of the Rega bases. It currently is no longer used as the base of military jets.

Gallery[]

  • Bahnhofstrasse and inner city as seen from Dübendorf train station

  • Technical solutions of the Glatt floodgates

  • Swiss Air Force's P-51 Mustang in the Dübendorf museum of military aviation

  • Junkers Ju 52 of the JU-AIR airline

Notable people[]

execution of Hans Waldmann, 1513

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Dübendorf in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 14-Aug-2009
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Statistics Zürich (in German) accessed 4 August 2009
  6. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ Hewlett-Packard (Schweiz) GmbH
  8. ^ Home page (Archive). Primarschulverwaltung Dübendorf. Retrieved on 23 April 2015. "Usterstrasse 16 8600 Dübendorf"
  9. ^ "Kontakt." Sekundarschule Dübendorf-Schwerzenbach. Retrieved on 23 April 2015. "Sekundarschule Dübendorf-Schwerzenbach Schulverwaltung Neuhausstrasse 23 8600 Dübendorf"
  10. ^ "Kantonsschule Uster" (Archive). Commune of Dübendorf. Retrieved on 23 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Our Campuses." Lycée Français Marie Curie de Zürich. Retrieved on 21 April 2015. "Ursprungstrasse 10 - CH-8044 Gockhausen - Zürich" (official address) and "Auenstrasse 10 - CH-8600 Dübendorf -Stettbach" (nursery) and "Im Tobelacker 22 - CH 8044 Gockhausen / Zürich" (primary) and "Ursprungstrasse 10 - CH-8044 Gockhausen / Zürich" (secondary) and " Stettbachstrasse 6 - CH-8600 Dübendorf - Stettbach" (lycée annex)
  12. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 20 December 2018
  13. ^ Michael Gautier (2013-04-03). "Walter, Ruedi" (in German). HDS. Retrieved 2015-09-23.

External links[]

Media related to Dübendorf at Wikimedia Commons

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