Andelfingen, Switzerland


Andelfingen is a village and a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Andelfingen is first mentioned in 1248 as Andelfingon. Until 1970, it was known as Grossandelfingen.

Geography

Andelfingen has an area of. Of this area, 47.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.2% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
The municipality is the capital of the district of Andelfingen. It is located on the southern banks of the river Thur.

Demographics

Andelfingen has a population of., 11.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.1%. Most of the population speaks German, with Italian being second most common and Serbo-Croatian being third.
In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP, the FDP and the SPS.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 24.7% of the population, while adults make up 59.8% and seniors make up 15.5%. In Andelfingen about 77.3% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Andelfingen has an unemployment rate of 0.9%., there were 41 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 527 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 34 businesses in this sector. 530 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 90 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
146758 Households
1634413
1850730
1900855
1950931
19701,453
19901,576

Transportation

is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the lines S12, S24 and S33.