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| Coordinates:47°24′N8°24′E / 47.400°N 8.400°E /47.400; 8.400 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Dietikon |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident Otto Müller (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Gemeinderat with 36 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 28,057 |
| • Density | 3,010/km2 (7,790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8953 |
| SFOS number | 243 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Surrounded by | Bergdietikon (AG),Geroldswil,Oetwil an der Limmat,Schlieren,Spreitenbach (AG),Unterengstringen,Urdorf,Weiningen |
| Twin towns | Kolín (Czech Republic),Braggio (Switzerland),Renens (Switzerland) |
| Website | www.dietikon.ch |
Dietikon (Swiss Standard German:[ˈdiə̯tikɔn]) is the fifth biggest city of thecanton of Zürich inSwitzerland, afterZurich,Winterthur,Uster andDübendorf. It is the capital of the same-named district ofDietikon and part of the Zurich metropolitan area.
The industrial city Dietikon is situated at an elevation of 388 m (1,273 ft) at the confluence of theReppisch and theLimmat, located in theLimmat Valley (German:Limmattal), along the railway line from Zurich to Baden. Here and in the neighboring region, Spreitenbach, is also the large Limmattal rail freight marshalling yard.
Dietikon has an area of 9.3 square kilometers (3.6 sq mi). Of this area, 17.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 49.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2] In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 33.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (15.3%).[3] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 4.9% of the area. As of 2007[update] 40.7% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[3]
The largest and best known forests of the municipality include the Honeret, Guggenbüehl and Röhrenmoos.
The Honeret forest lies on a side moraine of the Linth glacier ("Linthgletscher"). There are over 200 prominent stones through the woods, up toerratic boulders as big as 25 m2 (270 sq ft). The Honeret and the Guggenbüehl-Wald are separated by only one main street. In the forest, there are a fewsprings from which the brooks Tobelbach and Stoffelbach rise and then flow down into the Reppisch. Also in the forest lies the forest cottage "Lorenzhütte."
The Guggenbüehl forest lies wholly within Dietikon. Within the forest lies the "Giigelibode" pond. It has neither inflow nor outflow. A Vita course is in the forest.
The municipality is located on theA3 motorway.
Dietikon railway station andGlanzenberg railway station are stops of theS-Bahn Zürich on the linesS11 andS12. Dietikon railway station is also the terminus of the lineS17 provided by theBremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn.
Between 1900 and 1928, Dietikon was the terminus of theLimmattal tramway from Zurich. TheLimmattal light rail line follows a similar alignment, albeit extended through Dietikon toKillwangen.[4][5]
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Important running waters that flow through Dietikon are the Limmat and its tributary Reppisch. Wide brooks are the approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) long Schäflibach and the Teischlibach. The Schäflibach is created with the flows together from Allmendbach and Stockacherbach and leads into the Limmat. The Teischlibach originates from Röhrenmoos in the forest above Dietikon and also leads into the Limmat. The Marmoriweiher lies in the Grunschen a place used for gaming and grilling. The Marmoriweiher is an artificial pond, that was positioned for the water supply of the fire brigade. For this, a distraction canal was built with the Grunschen. Later, the pond of a marble factory served. This gave it its name.
Dietikon is first mentioned in 1100 asDietinchovin.[6] Dietikon features severalRoman ruins and also theFahr Benedictine Convent, given[clarification needed] by theHouse of Regensberg around 1130 AD, with acloister church dating from the years 1743 to 1746. TheSecond Battle of Zurich was fought in Dietikon (September 1799) and the town name is among those inscribed at the pillar of theArc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
Dietikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 28,057.[7] As of 2007[update], 39.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50% male and 50% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (73.9%), with Italian being second most common (8.9%) and Albanian being third (3.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was theSVP which received 40.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theSPS (19.9%), theCVP (13.7%) and theFDP (8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14%. In Dietikon about 60.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatoryupper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or aFachhochschule). There are 9,892 households in Dietikon.[3]
Dietikon has an unemployment rate of 4.2%. As of 2005[update], there were 179 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 2,613 people are employed in thesecondary sector and there are 213 businesses in this sector. 10,632 people are employed in thetertiary sector, with 957 businesses in this sector.[2] As of 2007[update] 60.6% of the working population were employed full-time, and 39.4% were employed part-time.[3]
As of 2008[update] there were 8,655Catholics and 4,599Protestants in Dietikon. In the 2000 census[update], religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the 2000 census, 26.5% were some type of Protestant, with 24.6% belonging to theSwiss Reformed Church and 1.9% belonging to other Protestant churches. 41.8% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 12.2% were Muslim, 16.1% belonged to another religion (not listed), 4.6% did not give a religion, and 9.4% were atheist or agnostic.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[6]
| year | population |
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| 1779 | 686 |
| 1836 | 1,025 |
| 1850 | 1,291 |
| 1900 | 2,613 |
| 1910 | 4,493 |
| 1950 | 7,132 |
| 1960 | 14,920 |
| 1970 | 22,705 |
| 1990 | 21,152 |
| 2000 | 21,353 |
| 2017 | 27,079 |
Among other companies, theLimmattaler Zeitung newspaper andEx Libris are situated in Dietikon.
Dietikon has an average of 132.2 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,078 mm (42.4 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Dietikon receives an average of 114 mm (4.5 in) of precipitation. During the wettest month, there is precipitation for an average of 12.7 days.[8]
There's theBruno Weber Park in Dietikon respectively Spreitenbach, one of the few sculpture gardens andGesamtkunstwerks in Switzerland.[9]Glanzenberg was once a settlement along the riverLimmat, but its fortifications seem to never have been completed, and it might have been destroyed in 1267/68, a legend tells. Its remains are to be found in a little forest along the Limmat, opposite the railway station of the same name. Also situated there are the walls of the formerGlanzenberg castle, built in the late 12th century AD by theCounts of Regensberg.
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