Winterthur District

47°30′N 8°46′E / 47.500°N 8.767°E / 47.500; 8.767Winterthur 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.

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

Municipalities edit

Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:

Coat of armsMunicipalityPopulation
(31 December 2020)[1]
Area, km2
Altikon7017.68
Brütten2,0636.67
Dägerlen1,0377.90
Dättlikon7972.87
Dinhard1,7417.15
Elgg4,96015.53
Ellikon an der Thur9364.92
Elsau3,6578.06
Hagenbuch1,0958.17
Hettlingen3,1015.87
Neftenbach5,75614.95
Pfungen3,9484.99
Rickenbach2,7966.03
Schlatt7799.03
Seuzach7,4207.56
Turbenthal4,98325.07
Wiesendangen6,63319.17
Winterthur114,22067.93
Zell6,43012.70
Total173,053251.25

Mergers edit

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 edit

References edit

  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