Affoltern am Albis




For the municipality in the Canton of Bern, see Affoltern im Emmental.

in Zurich, Switzerland







































































Affoltern am Albis
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Coat of arms of Affoltern am Albis
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Affoltern am Albis is located in Switzerland

Affoltern am Albis

Affoltern am Albis




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Affoltern am Albis is located in Canton of Zurich

Affoltern am Albis

Affoltern am Albis




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Coordinates: 47°17′N 8°27′E / 47.283°N 8.450°E / 47.283; 8.450Coordinates: 47°17′N 8°27′E / 47.283°N 8.450°E / 47.283; 8.450
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Affoltern
Government

 • Executive
Gemeinderat
with 7 members
 • Mayor
Gemeindepräsident
Clemens Grötsch unrelated
 • Parliament
 none (Gemeindeversammlung)
Area
[1]

 • Total 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi)
Elevation
(Central crossing near church)

 491 m (1,611 ft)
Population
(Dec 2017[2])

 • Total 12,146
 • Density 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Postal code
8910 Affoltern am Albis, 8909 Zwillikon
SFOS number 0002
Localities Zwillikon, Ferenbach, Loh, Unterdorf, Oberdorf
Surrounded by
Aeugst am Albis, Hedingen, Jonen (AG), Mettmenstetten, Obfelden, Ottenbach, Stallikon
Website
www.affoltern-am-albis.ch
SFSO statistics



Affoltern


Affoltern am Albis (abbreviated as Affoltern a.A.; Swiss German: Affoltere) is a statistic town and a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.


The official language of Affoltern is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Transport


  • 5 Noted residents


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


Affoltern is first mentioned in 1190 as Afiltre.[3]



Geography




Affoltern Church


Affoltern has an area of 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 25% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]


The municipality is located west of the Albis hills in the moraine landscape around the Reuss. It was created in the 19th Century through the merger of Ober- and Unteraffoltern, Zwillikon and Loo-Fehrenbach.



Demographics


Affoltern has a population (as of 31 December 2017) of 12,146.[2] As of 2007[update], 25.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (82.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.0%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 3.7%).


In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.3%), the FDP (11.4%) and the CSP (11.3%).


The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.3%. In Affoltern about 71% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).


Affoltern has an unemployment rate of 2.8%. As of 2005[update], there were 85 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 33 businesses involved in this sector. 1238 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 126 businesses in this sector. 3533 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 441 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]































year
 population
until about 1700
 100-250
1736
 1,060
1850
 1,855
1900
 2,779
1950
 3,484
2000
 10,314


Transport


Affoltern am Albis railway station is a stop and a terminal station of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S5 and S14 respectively. Its train station is a 28-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.



Noted residents



  • Giuseppe Reichmuth, artist


References





  1. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen


  2. ^ ab Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018


  3. ^ ab Affoltern in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.


  4. ^ ab Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 22-Jul-2009




External links








  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata(in German)


  • Affoltern am Albis in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.










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