Winterthur District
District in Switzerland
Winterthur District Bezirk Winterthur | |
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District | |
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Capital | Winterthur |
Area | |
• Total | 251.25 km2 (97.01 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2020) | |
• Total | 173,053 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 19 |
47°30′N 8°46′E / 47.500°N 8.767°E / 47.500; 8.767 Winterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of 173,053 (as of 31 December 2020). Its capital is the city of Winterthur.
Municipalities
Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:
Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[1] | Area, km2 |
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![]() | Altikon | 701 | 7.68 |
![]() | Brütten | 2,063 | 6.67 |
![]() | Dägerlen | 1,037 | 7.90 |
![]() | Dättlikon | 797 | 2.87 |
![]() | Dinhard | 1,741 | 7.15 |
![]() | Elgg | 4,960 | 15.53 |
![]() | Ellikon an der Thur | 936 | 4.92 |
![]() | Elsau | 3,657 | 8.06 |
![]() | Hagenbuch | 1,095 | 8.17 |
![]() | Hettlingen | 3,101 | 5.87 |
![]() | Neftenbach | 5,756 | 14.95 |
![]() | Pfungen | 3,948 | 4.99 |
![]() | Rickenbach | 2,796 | 6.03 |
![]() | Schlatt | 779 | 9.03 |
![]() | Seuzach | 7,420 | 7.56 |
![]() | Turbenthal | 4,983 | 25.07 |
![]() | Wiesendangen | 6,633 | 19.17 |
![]() | Winterthur | 114,220 | 67.93 |
![]() | Zell | 6,430 | 12.70 |
Total | 173,053 | 251.25 |
Mergers
On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bertschikon merged into the municipality of Wiesendangen.[2]
On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014