Langnau am Albis


Langnau am Albis is a village in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Langnau am Albis is first mentioned between 1101 and 1150 as Langenow. Between 1133 and 1167 it was mentioned as Langenouw.

Geography

Langnau am Albis has an area of. Of this area, 27.7% is used for agricultural purposes, 48.6% is forested, 22.5% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. housing and buildings made up 17.1% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest. Of the total unproductive area, water made up 0.6% of the area. 16.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
It is in the Sihltal valley on the slopes of the Albis mountain range. The area is a rural/suburban community within of the city center of Zürich. Langnau is one of the larger communities in the Canton of Zürich.

Demographics

Langnau am Albis has a population of. , 21.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.2%. 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 35.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the FDP and the CVP.
The age distribution of the population is 20.8% children and teenagers, whereas adults make up 64.6% and seniors make up 14.7%. There are 3 schools in the village: Vorder Zelg is the secondary school, and Wolfgraben and Widmer are the two Primary Schools.
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Langnau am Albis about 77.4% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. There are 2,926 households in Langnau am Albis.
there were 2,333 Catholics and 2,510 Protestants in Langnau am Albis. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the, 42.8% were some type of Protestant, with 40.1% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 2.7% belonging to other Protestant churches. 34.8% of the population were Catholic. 6.6% belonged to another religion, 2.6% did not give a religion, and 12.2% were atheist or agnostic.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
146760-70
1634315
1671395
1725577
1809655
18361,108
18501,197
19001,912
19411,749
19502,290
19704,879
20006,595

Weather

Langnau am Albis has an average of 144.6 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Langnau am Albis receives an average of of precipitation. During the wettest month, there is precipitation for an average of 14 days.

Economy

Today's community boasts a very high standard of living with a very strong school system, plenty of green space, excellent public transportation connecting the surrounding villages and the city of Zürich, a dozen restaurants, 2 hotels, a leading Tennis and Squash Club, an Indoor Swimming Center, the vibrant Football Club Langnau, the Turbine Theater, a public library, and over 45 other clubs and social organizations.
Langnau am Albis has an unemployment rate of 2.43%. , there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 305 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 54 businesses in this sector. 851 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 168 businesses in this sector. 38.2% of the working population were employed full-time, and 61.8% were employed part-time.

Points of interest

A major attraction of the town is the Wildpark Langenberg, a zoo in a largely undeveloped location on a wooded hill within the town of Langnau where animals such as the wolf, lynx and ibex can be watched roaming freely. Views of the Cantons Zurich and Zug and the Swiss Alps can be gained from the Hochwachtturm, a 33m tall wooden tower, accessible to the public, located on top of the Albis range about 1.5 km from the Albis pass. Near the town and overlooking Schnabellücken pass are the ruins of Schnabelburg Castle, that was erected in 1150 to guard the road from Zurich to Lucerne.

Transportation

The Langnau-Gattikon railway station is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn on the line S4 and is a 21-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. The Zimmerberg bus line, provided by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn, connects the Zimmerberg region and parts of the Sihl Valley.