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Winterthur District

Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°46′E / 47.500°N 8.767°E / 47.500; 8.767
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Winterthur District
Bezirk Winterthur
District
Map
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

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Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:

Coat of arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]
Area, km2
Altikon Altikon 701 7.68
Brütten Brütten 2,063 6.67
Dägerlen Dägerlen 1,037 7.90
Dättlikon Dättlikon 797 2.87
Dinhard Dinhard 1,741 7.15
Elgg Elgg 4,960 15.53
Ellikon an der Thur Ellikon an der Thur 936 4.92
Elsau Elsau 3,657 8.06
Hagenbuch Hagenbuch 1,095 8.17
Hettlingen Hettlingen 3,101 5.87
Neftenbach Neftenbach 5,756 14.95
Pfungen Pfungen 3,948 4.99
Rickenbach Rickenbach 2,796 6.03
Schlatt Schlatt 779 9.03
Seuzach Seuzach 7,420 7.56
Turbenthal Turbenthal 4,983 25.07
Wiesendangen Wiesendangen 6,633 19.17
Winterthour Winterthur 114,220 67.93
Zell (Zurich) Zell 6,430 12.70
Total 173,053 251.25

Mergers

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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

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References

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  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