Dielsdorf


Dielsdorf is a municipality, seat of the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Dielsdorf is first mentioned in 861 as Theolvesthoruf. The name means estate or farm of Theolf which is supposed to have been the original owner of these lands.

Geography

Dielsdorf has an area of. Of this area, 37% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 31% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
The municipality is located on the eastern flank of the Lägern ridge at the entrance to the Wehntal.

Demographics

Dielsdorf has a population of. , 22.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.8%. Most of the population speaks German , with Italian being second most common and Albanian being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the FDP and the CSP.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 25.1% of the population, while adults make up 64.9% and seniors make up 10.1%. In Dielsdorf about 73.1% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Dielsdorf has an unemployment rate of 3.22%. , there were 40 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 894 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 55 businesses in this sector. 2471 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 229 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1467c. 290
1771466
1836642
1850674
1900734
19501,133
19601,556
20004,882

Transport

is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S15. Its train station is a 23-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.