Andelfingen, Switzerland

For other uses, see Andelfingen (disambiguation).

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Coordinates:
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Andelfingen
Area
• Total	6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population (Dec 2014)
• Total	2,154
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Postal code	8450
SFOS number	0030
Surrounded by	Adlikon, Dorf, Flaach, Humlikon, Kleinandelfingen, Ossingen, Volken
Website	www.andelfingen.ch SFSO statistics

Andelfingen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Andelfingen is first mentioned in 1248 as Andelfingon. Until 1970, it was known as Grossandelfingen.

Geography

Andelfingen has an area of 6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 47.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is the capital of the district of Andelfingen. It is located on the southern banks of the Thur river.

Demographics

Andelfingen has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 2,154. As of 2007, 11.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (89.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (15.6%), the FDP (15.1%) and the SPS (13.2%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%. In Andelfingen about 77.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Andelfingen has an unemployment rate of 0.9%. As of 2005, there were 41 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 527 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 34 businesses in this sector. 530 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 90 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

year	population
1467	58 Households
1634	413
1850	730
1900	855
1950	931
1970	1,453
1990	1,576

Transportation

Andelfingen railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the lines S16 and S33.

External links

• Official website (German)
• Andelfingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.