Dietlikon

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Dietlikon
Municipality in Switzerland
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Coat of arms of Dietlikon
Coat of arms
Location of Dietlikon
Dietlikon is located in Switzerland
Dietlikon
Dietlikon
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
CantonZurich
DistrictBülach
Area
 • Total4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,773
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8305
SFOS number0054
Surrounded byBassersdorf, Dübendorf, Kloten, Wallisellen, Wangen-Brüttisellen
Websitewww.dietlikon.ch
SFSO statistics

Dietlikon is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal).

History[]

Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Dietlikon is first mentioned in 1124 as Dietlinchoven.[3]

Geography[]

Dietlikon has an area of 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 44.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The municipality is located on the edge of the middle Glatt Valley.

Demographics[]

Dietlikon has a population (as of 31 December 2019) of 7,847.[5] As of 2007, 21.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (83.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.0%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.8%), the FDP (13.8%) and the CSP (9.7%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.2%. In Dietlikon about 75.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Dietlikon has an unemployment rate of 3.09%. As of 2005, there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 1379 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 73 businesses in this sector. 4278 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 303 businesses in this sector.[4] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1467 c. 115
1634 137
1771 482
1880 386
1900 565
1950 1,205
1970 4,381
2000 6,281

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 Dietlikon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 29-Jul-2009
  5. ^ "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.

Transportation[]

Dietlikon railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S3, S8 and S19.

External links[]

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