Stammheim, Zurich

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Stammheim
Municipality in Switzerland
Village church in Unterstammheim
Village church in Unterstammheim
Coat of arms of Stammheim
Coat of arms
Location of Stammheim
Stammheim is located in Switzerland
Stammheim
Stammheim
Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°47′E / 47.633°N 8.783°E / 47.633; 8.783Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°47′E / 47.633°N 8.783°E / 47.633; 8.783
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictAndelfingen
Area
 • Total2,393 km2 (924 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,746
 • Density1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8476, 77, 68
SFOS number0292
Surrounded byBasadingen-Schlattingen (TG), Diessenhofen (TG), Wagenhausen (TG)
Websitewww.stammheim.ch
SFSO statistics

Stammheim is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen merged into the new municipality of Stammheim.[1]

History[]

Oberstammheim[]

In 2009, archaeologists announced the discovery of an Iron Age (late Hallstatt or early La Tène) tumulus burial, apparently of a Celtic nobleman. While there are comparable finds in Germany, the site is unique in Switzerland.[2]

Oberstammheim is first mentioned in 761 as Stamhaim. In 1212 it was mentioned as in Stamehein superiori.[3]

Geography[]

After the merger, Stammheim has an area, as of 2009, of 23.95 km2 (9.25 sq mi).[4]

Demographics[]

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2019) of 2,790.[5]

Aerial view (1964)

Historic Population[]

The historical population is given in the following chart:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz". www.bfs.admin.ch (in German). Bundesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ Fürstengrab in Oberstammheim gefunden NZZ 21 August 2009.
  3. ^ Oberstammheim in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  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.
  6. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016

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