Adlikon bei Andelfingen
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| Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°42′E / 47.583°N 8.700°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Andelfingen |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 693 |
| • Density | 103/km2 (267/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8452 |
| SFOS number | 21 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Surrounded by | Andelfingen, Dägerlen, Humlikon, Ossingen, Thalheim an der Thur |
| Website | www.adlikon.ch |
Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen.
History
Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as Adilinkon.[2]
Geography
Adlikon has an area of 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the hamlets of Dätwil und Niederwil.
Demographics
Adlikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 693.[4] As of 2007, 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and English being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.9%), the Green Party (9.7%) and the SPS (8.6%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.2%. In Adlikon about 85.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Adlikon has an unemployment rate of 1.62%. As of 2005, there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 20 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 120 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
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| 1467 | 46 adults |
| 1470 | 27 |
| 1634 | 253 |
| 1850 | 569a |
| 1900 | 432 |
| 1950 | 394 |
| 2000 | 587 |
References
- ^ "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen" (in German). Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Adlikon" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 27-Jul-2009
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- "Adlikon" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.