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Location of Hirzel  | |
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| Coordinates:47°13′N8°36′E / 47.217°N 8.600°E /47.217; 8.600 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Horgen |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) |
| Population (2017-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,179 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8816 |
| SFOS number | 0132 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Surrounded by | Hausen am Albis,Horgen,Menzingen (ZG),Neuheim (ZG),Schönenberg,Wädenswil |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Hirzel is aformer municipality in the district ofHorgen in thecanton ofZürich inSwitzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality ofHorgen.
Hirzel is first mentioned in 1269 asHirsol.[3]
Hirzel spans an area of 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 68.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4] In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 7.2% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.2%).[5] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1.1% of the area. As of 2007[update] 4% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[5]
The municipality includes the sections of Hirzel-Kirche, Hirzel-Spitzen and Hirzel-Höchi. In 1878 the municipality borders were surveyed and moved. As a result, several individual farm houses came to Hirzel fromWädenswil, with four more fromHorgen.
Hirzel has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 2,179.[6] As of 2007[update], 8.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.8%), with English being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 0.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was theSVP, which received 39.6% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were theSPS (15.7%), theFDP (11.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) comprises children and teenagers (0–19 years old) who make up 27.7% of the population, adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.9%. The entire Swiss population is generally well-educated. In Hirzel about 84.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatoryupper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or aFachhochschule). There are 727 households in Hirzel.[5]
Hirzel has an unemployment rate of 0.7%. As of 2005[update], there were 101 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 43 businesses involved in this sector. 105 people are employed in thesecondary sector and there are 22 businesses in this sector. 296 people are employed in thetertiary sector, with 66 businesses in this sector.[4] As of 2007[update] 49.6% of the working population were employed full-time, and 50.4% were employed part-time.[5]
| Year | Population |
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| 1678 | c. 800 |
| 1786 | c. 1,300 |
| 1850 | 1,219 |
| 1900 | 1,154 |
| 1941 | 977 |
| 1950 | 1,094 |
| 2000 | 1,900 |
As of 2008[update] there were 535Catholics and 1063Protestants in Hirzel. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the census[update], 56.7% were some type of Protestant, with 54.3% belonging to theSwiss Reformed Church and 2.4% belonging to other Protestant churches. 27.7% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 2.3% belonged to another religion (not listed), 3.5% did not give a religion, and 9.7% were atheist or agnostic.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
Hans Landis, Anabaptist leader and martyr, born c. 1568.
Johanna Spyri, Author ofHeidi
Jack Gunthard, Athlete
TheZimmerberg bus line (Zimmerbergbus), provided by theSihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), connects theZimmerberg region and parts of theSihl valley.
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