Flurlingen


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

History

Flurlingen is first mentioned in 876 as Flurlingin.

Geography

Flurlingen has an area of. Of this area, 18.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 22% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
The municipality if located on the Rhine river to the west of the Cholfirst elevation.

Sights

The 96 m tall Cholfirst Radio Tower is built on Cholfirst at an elevation of.

Demographics

Flurlingen has a population of. , 10.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.3%. Most of the population speaks German , with Serbo-Croatian being second most common and Albanian being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 29.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the FDP and the Green Party.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 24.4% of the population, while adults make up 61.5% and seniors make up 14%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Flurlingen about 85.7% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Flurlingen has an unemployment rate of 1.16%. , there were 47 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 140 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 26 businesses in this sector. 165 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 46 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
146731 Households
1637170
1708329
1850400
1900902
19101,023
1930895
1950951
19601,049
1970935
20001,248

Economic trends

Although traditionally a wine-growing municipality, in recent years, the number of wealthy individuals moving to the area have increased due to the relocation of several multi-national headquarters to the nearby municipalities of Schaffhausen and Neuhausen.
This has resulted in an increased demand for housing in this low-tax municipality which is now regarded as one of the most exclusive and sought-after locations.