Glattfelden


Glattfelden is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley.

History

Glattfelden is first mentioned in 1130 as Glatevelden.

Geography

Glattfelden has an area of. Of this area, 47.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.5% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
The municipality includes the village of Glattfelden, located at the end of the Glatt valley, the communities of Zweidlen, Schachen and Rheinsfelden and the exclave of Neuhaus.

Demographics

Glattfelden has a population of. , 18.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.1%. 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 47.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Social [Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS], the Christian [Social Party (Switzerland)|CSP] and the Green Party.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 26.1% of the population, while adults make up 62.9% and seniors make up 11%. In Glattfelden about 70.5% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Glattfelden has an unemployment rate of 2.72%. , there were 69 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 211 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 49 businesses in this sector. 395 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 95 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1634593
1771634
18361,098
18501,247
18801,756
19001,584
19502,209
20003,544

Transportation

Glattfelden is served by two railway stations:

Famous residents