Oberembrach


Oberembrach is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Oberembrach is first mentioned in 1274 as Obern-Emmerach. However, the village was not an independent municipality until 1809. Before that date it was part of the municipality of Embrach.

Geography

Oberembrach has an area of. Of this area, 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
The municipality is located in the upper Wildbachtal. It includes the Haufendorf of Oberembrach. In addition to the village, it includes the hamlets of Hausen, Madlikon, Mühlberg, Ober-, Untermettmenstetten, Ober-, Unterwagenburg, Rotenfluh, Sonnenbühl, Stigen and Stürzikon. In 1871 the hamlets of Augwil and Vordermarchlen were removed from Oberrembrach and transferred to Lufingen. In 1927 the hamlets of Eigental, Hinter- and Vorderbänikon were transferred to Kloten.

Demographics

Oberembrach has a population of. , 6.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.9%. Most of the population speaks German, with French being second most common and Portuguese being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP, the SPS and the CSP.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 24.5% of the population, while adults make up 63.9% and seniors make up 11.5%. In Oberembrach about 88.8% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Oberembrach has an unemployment rate of 1.55%., there were 81 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 35 businesses involved in this sector. 40 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 56 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 19 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1850843
1900617
1950571
19901,001
2000990