Winterthur District

Winterthur District
Bezirk Winterthur
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Zürich
Capital Winterthur
Area
 • Total 251.25 km2 (97.01 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2017)
 • Total 167,909
 • Density 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 19

Coordinates: 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 167,909 (as of 31 December 2017). Its capital is the city of Winterthur.

Municipalities

Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:

Coat of arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2017)[1]		 Area, km²
Altikon676 7.68
Brütten2,022 6.67
Dägerlen1,015 7.90
Dättlikon782 2.87
Dinhard1,557 7.15
Elgg4,425 15.53
Ellikon an der Thur902 4.92
Elsau3,631 8.06
Hagenbuch1,106 8.17
Hettlingen3,179 5.87
Neftenbach5,553 14.95
Pfungen3,851 4.99
Rickenbach2,671 6.03
Schlatt735 9.03
Seuzach7,312 7.56
Turbenthal4,761 25.07
Wiesendangen6,380 19.17
Winterthur110,912 67.93
Zell5,939 12.70
Total 167,909 251.25

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

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018
  2. ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014
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