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| Coordinates:47°18′N8°51′E / 47.300°N 8.850°E /47.300; 8.850 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Hinwil |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.3 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 565 m (1,854 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 11,135 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8340 |
| SFOS number | 0117 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Localities | Girenbad, Hadlikon, Ringwil, Unterbach, Unterholz, Wernetshausen, Bossikon, Erlosen |
| Surrounded by | Bäretswil,Bubikon,Dürnten,Fischenthal,Gossau,Wald,Wetzikon |
| Twin towns | Jablonné nad Orlicí (Czech Republic) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Hinwil is amunicipality in the district ofHinwil in thecanton ofZürich inSwitzerland.
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality took its name is first mentioned in 745 asHunichinwilari, in a donation made by Beata and Landolt to theAbbey of Saint Gall. Hinwil was part of anAlamannic colony comprising also adjoining villages and settlements that were donated during the following century by descendants of Beata and Landolt or by other members of their clan to the same abbey, such asHadaleihinchova (Hadlikon, donated in 775),Pozinhova (Bossikon, 829),Rimolteswilare (Ringwil, donated together with a church in 837) andWerinholveshusa (Wernetshausen, 867).[3]
The Alamanni were actually preceded by Roman inhabitants, as attested by the foundation walls of a Roman Villa dating from the 1st century CE and detected under the medieval church of Hinwil which is first mentioned in the second half of the 8th century.[3]
During the High Middle Ages, the village Hinwil was part of theLandvogtei ofGrüningen and was then, after 1280, subordinated to thecommandry of theKnights of St. John atBubikon. In the process of the Reformation, the governance of Hinwil and other villages of the region was divided betweenZürich and the Order of the Knights of St. John, with the influence of the latter being limited by an agreement to use only members of theReformed Church of Zürich as their local governors.[3]
The economy of Hinwil was originally based on agriculture and rural handcraft. During the second half of the 16th century regional production of linen was introduced, from the 17th century on livestock farming and especially the early modernworkshop-system ofcloth production came to be dominant and, together with tourism in the wake of the railroad connection established in 1876, provided a certain prosperity in the 19th century and the years beforeWorld War I. Industrial production used to play a comparably modest role, yet came to be more important with the local establishment of Bührer Traktorenwerke AG (tractor production, since 1939) and Ferag AG (materials handling namely for newspaper production, since 1957).[3]
Hinwil has an area of 22.3 km2 (8.6 sq mi). Of this area, 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4] In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 11.5% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (6.1%).[5] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. As of 2007[update] 14% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[5]
The municipality is located in theZürcher Oberland on the Bachtel mountain. It was formed in 1798 from theparish of the same name. It includes four independent villages; Hinwil, Ringwil, Wernetshausen and Hadlikon. Thehamlets of Bossikon, Erlosen and Girenbad as well as about one hundred individual farms make up the rest of the municipality.
Hinwil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 11,354.[6] As of 2007[update], 13.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (91.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.4%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was theSVP which received 44.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theSPS (13%), theCSP (11.1%) and theFDP (10.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hinwil about 78.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatoryupper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or aFachhochschule). There are 3815 households in Hinwil.[5]
Hinwil has an unemployment rate of 1.94%. As of 2005[update], there were 187 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 77 businesses involved in this sector. 2627 people are employed in thesecondary sector and there are 144 businesses in this sector. 3006 people are employed in thetertiary sector, with 399 businesses in this sector.[4] As of 2007[update] 39.4% of the working population were employed full-time, and 60.6% were employed part-time.[5]
As of 2008[update] there were 2610Catholics and 4657Protestants in Hinwil. In the 2000 census[update], religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the 2000 census, 54.1% were some type of Protestant, with 50.5% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 3.6% belonging to other Protestant churches. 26.5% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 4.9% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.9% did not give a religion, and 10.8% were atheist or agnostic.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1637 | 624 |
| 1794 | 2,112 |
| 1850 | 2,697 |
| 1900 | 2,864 |
| 1950 | 3,623 |
| 1980 | 7,554 |
| 2000 | 9,157 |
Hinwil railway station is the terminal station of theZürich S-Bahn on the lineS14. Its train station is a 40-minute ride fromZürich Hauptbahnhof.
Hinwil has an average of 145.4 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,341 mm (52.8 in) ofprecipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Hinwil receives an average of 170 mm (6.7 in) of precipitation. During the wettest month, there is precipitation for an average of 14 days.[7]
Hinwil is the home of theStake F1 Team, where the Sauber Motorsport AG builds the chassis and other components required to compete in theFormula 1 series.
Other companies based in Hinwil are FBB (FBB Frischbeton & Baustoff AG), Ferag, and Belimo.
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