47°30′N 8°46′E / 47.500°N 8.767°E 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.
Winterthur District
Bezirk Winterthur | |
|---|---|
District | |
 | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Zürich |
| 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 |
Municipalities
editWinterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:
| Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[1] |
Area, km2 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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
editOn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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