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{{Infobox Swiss town
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| subject_name = Kappel am Albis
| subject_name = Kappel am Albis
| municipality_name = Kappel am Albis
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| municipality_type = municipality
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| canton = Zurich
| canton = Zurich
| iso-code-region = CH-ZH
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| district = [[Affoltern (district)|Affoltern-am-Albis]]
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'''Kappel am Albis''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Affoltern (district)|Affoltern]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Zurich (canton)|Zürich]] in [[Switzerland]].
'''Kappel am Albis''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Affoltern (district)|Affoltern]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Zurich (canton)|Zürich]] in [[Switzerland]].


Its name of Kappel ({{lang-de|chapel}}) is specified by "on the [[Albis]]" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.
Its name of Kappel ({{langx|de|chapel}}) is specified by "on the [[Albis]]" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.


==History==
==History==
Kappel am Albis is first mentioned in 1185 as ''de Capella''.<ref name=HDS/>
Kappel am Albis is first mentioned in 1185 as ''de Capella''.<ref name=HDS/>


The settlement was founded in 1185 as a [[Cistercian]] [[Kappel Abbey|monastery]] which today houses a seminar centre<ref>[http://www.tagungszentren.ch/infrastruktur/kappel.htm "Haus der Stille und Besinnung"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808105125/http://www.tagungszentren.ch/infrastruktur/kappel.htm |date=2007-08-08 }} (House for Peace and Recoupment)</ref> and '''Der Alte Post''' (The Old Post Office) which is a restaurant.
The settlement was founded in 1185 as a [[Cistercian]] [[Kappel Abbey|monastery]] which today houses a seminar centre, hotel, cafe and a restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kloster Kappel |url=https://www.klosterkappel.ch/de |access-date=17 June 2020 |website=www.klosterkappel.ch}}</ref>


It was the location of the [[Wars of Kappel]] in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the [[Reformation in Switzerland|Reformation]] of [[Huldrych Zwingli]]. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser.
It was the location of the [[Wars of Kappel]] in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the [[Reformation in Switzerland|Reformation]] of [[Huldrych Zwingli]]. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser.
[[File:ETH-BIB-Kappel am Albis-LBS H1-014639.tif|thumb|Aerial view (1953)]]


==Geography==
==Geography==
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== Notable people ==
* [[Josias Simmler]] (1530 in Kappel am Albis – 1576) a theologian and classicist, author of the first book relating solely to the Alps.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Simler, Josias |volume= 25 |last= Coolidge |first= William Augustus Brevoort |author-link= William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge | page = 123 |short=1 }}</ref>
* [[Ernst Nievergelt]] (1910 in Affoltern – 1999 in Kappel am Albis) a cyclist who competed in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kappel am Albis}}
{{Commons category|Kappel am Albis}}
*[http://www.kappel-am-albis.ch Official webpage] {{de icon}}
*[http://www.kappel-am-albis.ch Official webpage] {{in lang|de}}
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*{{HDS|6}}
*[https://data.statistik.zh.ch/infospc/geport/gemeinde.jsp?bfs=6 Statistics]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{de icon}}
*[https://data.statistik.zh.ch/infospc/geport/gemeinde.jsp?bfs=6 Statistics]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|de}}
*{{HDS|12143|Kappel monastery}}
*{{HDS|12143|Kappel monastery}}


{{Municipalities of the district of Affoltern}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Affoltern}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Municipalities of the canton of Zürich]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the canton of Zürich]]

Latest revision as of 09:15, 28 October 2024

Kappel am Albis
Municipality
Coat of arms of Kappel am Albis
Coat of arms
Location of Kappel am Albis
Map
Kappel am Albis is located in Switzerland
Kappel am Albis
Kappel am Albis
Kappel am Albis is located in Canton of Zurich
Kappel am Albis
Kappel am Albis
Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°31′E / 47.233°N 8.517°E / 47.233; 8.517
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictAffoltern-am-Albis
Government
 • MayorKurt Bär
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Elevation
573 m (1,880 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
1,157
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8926
SFOS number0006
ISO 3166 codeCH-ZH
Surrounded byBaar (ZG), Hausen am Albis, Knonau, Mettmenstetten, Rifferswil, Steinhausen (ZG)
Websitewww.kappel-am-albis.ch
SFSO statistics
Kappel monastery

Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Its name of Kappel (German: chapel) is specified by "on the Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.

History

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Kappel am Albis is first mentioned in 1185 as de Capella.[3]

The settlement was founded in 1185 as a Cistercian monastery which today houses a seminar centre, hotel, cafe and a restaurant.[4]

It was the location of the Wars of Kappel in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the Reformation of Huldrych Zwingli. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser.

Aerial view (1953)

Geography

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Kappel am Albis has an area of 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi). Of this area, 70.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[5]

Demographics

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Kappel am Albis has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,245.[6] As of 2007, 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (96.1%), with English being second most common ( 1.3%) and French being third ( 0.7%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (12.7%), the SPS (10.9%) and the FDP (7.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kappel am Albis about 83.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Kappel am Albis has an unemployment rate of 1.09%. As of 2005, there were 75 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 65 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 18 businesses in this sector. 124 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 25 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1634 256
1799 438
1850 743
1900 697
1950 676
1980 567
2000 865

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Kappel am Albis in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ "Kloster Kappel". www.klosterkappel.ch. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 22-Jul-2009
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). "Simler, Josias" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). p. 123.
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