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 2015)
  Total 127,484
  Density 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 20

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 127,484 (as of 31 December 2015). Its capital is the city of Winterthur.

Municipalities

Winterthur District contains a total of 21 municipalities:

Coat of arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2015)[1]
Area, km²
Altikon 655 7.68
Brütten 2,006 6.67
Dägerlen 1,014 7.90
Dättlikon 745 2.87
Dinhard 1,490 7.15
Elgg 4,209 15.53
Ellikon an der Thur 885 4.92
Elsau 3,477 8.06
Hagenbuch 1,107 8.17
Hettlingen 3,113 5.87
Hofstetten 481 8.85
Neftenbach 5,500 14.95
Pfungen 3,750 4.99
Rickenbach 2,591 6.03
Schlatt 735 9.03
Seuzach 7,198 7.56
Turbenthal 4,469 25.07
Wiesendangen 6,226 19.16
Winterthur 108,044 67.93
Zell 5,690 12.70
Total 127,484 251.25

Mergers

On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bertschikon merged into the municipality of Wiesendangen.[2]

See also

References

  1. Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (German) accessed 27 April 2016
  2. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 13 December 2014
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