Winterthur District
Bezirk Winterthur
District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalWinterthur
Area
 • Total251.25 km2 (97.01 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total173,053
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities19

47°30′N 8°46′E / 47.500°N 8.767°E / 47.500; 8.767 Winterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of 173,053 (as of 31 December 2020). Its capital is the city of Winterthur.

Municipalities

Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:

Coat of arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]		 Area, km2
Altikon Altikon701 7.68
Brütten Brütten2,063 6.67
Dägerlen Dägerlen1,037 7.90
Dättlikon Dättlikon797 2.87
Dinhard Dinhard1,741 7.15
Elgg Elgg4,960 15.53
Ellikon an der Thur Ellikon an der Thur936 4.92
Elsau Elsau3,657 8.06
Hagenbuch Hagenbuch1,095 8.17
Hettlingen Hettlingen3,101 5.87
Neftenbach Neftenbach5,756 14.95
Pfungen Pfungen3,948 4.99
Rickenbach Rickenbach2,796 6.03
Schlatt Schlatt779 9.03
Seuzach Seuzach7,420 7.56
Turbenthal Turbenthal4,983 25.07
Wiesendangen Wiesendangen6,633 19.17
Winterthour Winterthur114,220 67.93
Zell (Zurich) Zell6,430 12.70
Total 173,053 251.25

Mergers

On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bertschikon merged into the municipality of Wiesendangen.[2]

On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014
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