Winterthur District
Winterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of 171,551 (as of 31 December 2019). Its capital is the city of Winterthur.
Winterthur District
Bezirk Winterthur | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Zürich |
| Capital | Winterthur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 251.25 km2 (97.01 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2019) | |
| • Total | 171,551 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 19 |
Municipalities
Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:
| Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2019)[1] |
Area, km² |
|---|---|---|---|
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Altikon | 698 | 7.68 |
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Brütten | 2,067 | 6.67 |
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Dägerlen | 1,037 | 7.90 |
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Dättlikon | 776 | 2.87 |
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Dinhard | 1,684 | 7.15 |
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Elgg | 4,942 | 15.53 |
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Ellikon an der Thur | 901 | 4.92 |
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Elsau | 3,647 | 8.06 |
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Hagenbuch | 1,085 | 8.17 |
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Hettlingen | 3,169 | 5.87 |
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Neftenbach | 5,718 | 14.95 |
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Pfungen | 3,900 | 4.99 |
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Rickenbach | 2,749 | 6.03 |
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Schlatt | 789 | 9.03 |
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Seuzach | 7,440 | 7.56 |
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Turbenthal | 4,883 | 25.07 |
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Wiesendangen | 6,594 | 19.17 |
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Winterthur | 113,173 | 67.93 |
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Zell | 6,299 | 12.70 |
| Total | 171,551 | 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.
References
- "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.
- Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014
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