Marthalen

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Marthalen
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Marthalen
Coordinates: 47°38′N8°39′E / 47.633°N 8.650°E / 47.633; 8.650
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Andelfingen
Area
[1]
  Total14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018) [2]
  Total1,908
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8460
SFOS number 0035
Surrounded by Benken, Buchberg (SH), Flaach, Kleinandelfingen, Lottstetten (DE-BW), Rheinau, Rüdlingen (SH), Trüllikon
Website www.marthalen.ch
SFSO statistics

Marthalen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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History

Marthalen is first mentioned in 858 as Martella. [3]

Geography

Several half-timbered houses in Marthalen Marthalen02.jpg
Several half-timbered houses in Marthalen
Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923) ETH-BIB-Marthalen aus 400 m-Inlandfluge-LBS MH01-003614.tif
Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Marthalen has an area of 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi). Of this area, 49.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). [4]

The municipality is located in the Zürcher Weinland (Zurich's vineyards) between the Thur and Rhine Rivers. The village is known for its half-timbered houses. The municipality also includes the village of Ellikon am Rhein, and the hamlets of Niedermarthalen and Radhof.

Demographics

Marthalen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,933. [5] As of 2007, 7.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (95.6%), with French (0.6%) and Italian being third (0.6%) most common languages.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP, which received 54.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (11.5%), the Green Party (10.3%), and the CSP (9.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old), make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%. In Marthalen about 81.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ).

Marthalen has an unemployment rate of 0.87%. As of 2005, there were 110 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 39 businesses involved in this sector. 231 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 37 businesses in this sector. 453 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 62 businesses in this sector. [4] The historical population is given in the following table: [3]

yearpopulation
146427 Households a
1649862
17711,012
18501,401
19001,164
19201,296
19501,215
19801,259
20001,803
^a Ellikon is not included in the number of households.

Transport

Marthalen railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S33.

Buildings and structures

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References

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  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 Marthalen in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
  4. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 28-Jul-2009
  5. "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.