Zurich District

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Zurich District
Bezirk Zürich
District
Flag of Canton of Zurich.svg
Ch zh logo kanton sk.svg
Wappen Zurich matt.svg
Zurich District
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Zurich.svg  Zurich
Capital Zurich
Area
  Total
87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
  Total
421,878
  Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities1

Zurich District is a district (German : Bezirk ) of the Swiss canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

History

In 1814, the former district of Zürich was established including the municipalities – "Landgemeinden des Bezirks Zürich" (country municipalities) – surrounding the old city of Zürich, the so-called Altstadt. The district of Zürich as it exists today, was created on 1 July 1989, by splitting the former district of Zürich into three parts:

Therefore, since 1 July 1989, the district of Zürich (SFOS number 0112) shares the same area as the city of Zürich (0261) with its subdivisions totalling 421,878 (as of 31 December 2020) inhabitants on an area of 87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi).

From June 12, 2023, the services of the registration office will still be offered at three central locations: in the Stadthaus, at Oerlikon train station and at Helvetiaplatz. All locations are now available to Zurich residents regardless of where they live. This completes the process of gradually merging the originally twelve district offices, which started in 2017.

Municipalities (subdivisions) of the district of Zürich

District building (Bezirksgebaude) located at Badenerstrasse in Zurich Aussersihl - Bezirksgebaude Zurich - Badenerstrasse 2012-11-23 14-42-11 (P7700) ShiftN.jpg
District building (Bezirksgebäude) located at Badenerstrasse in Zürich

Since 1893 respectively 1934 the city of Zürich as well as the district of Zürich are formed by the old city of Zürich (Altstadt) and by a total of 19 former politically independent municipalities:

CoA Name Merger District
Affoltern-blazon.svg Affoltern 1934 11
Wappen-Albisrieden.svg Albisrieden 1934 9
Wappen Zurich matt.svg Altstadt 1893 1
Altstetten-blazon.svg Altstetten 1934 9
Aussersihl-blazon.svg Aussersihl 1893 4 and 5
Enge-coat of arms.svg Enge 1893 2
Fluntern-blazon.svg Fluntern 1893 7
Hirslanden-blazon.svg Hirslanden 1893 7
Hoengg-blazon.svg Höngg 1934 10
Hottingen-blazon.svg Hottingen 1893 7
CHE Oberstrass ZH COA.svg Oberstrass 1893 6
Oerlikon-blazon.svg Oerlikon 1934 11
Riesbach-blazon.svg Riesbach 1893 8
Schwamendingen-blazon.svg Schwamendingen 1934 12
Seebach-blazon.svg Seebach 1934 11
Unterstrass-blazon.svg Unterstrass 1893 6
Wiedikon-blazon.svg Wiedikon 1893 3
Wipkingen-blazon.svg Wipkingen 1893 10
Witikon-blazon.svg Witikon 1934 7
Wappen Wollishofen.svg Wollishofen 1893 2

Mergers and exclusions

See also

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References

  1. The former 19 independent municipalities of 1893 and 1934, now called districts (German: Kreise), too, form the subdivisions of the city of Zürich. Their subdivisions are called quarters (German: Quartiere).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Eingemeindete Dörfer (Gemeindearchive)" (in German). Präsidialdepartement Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2015-01-15.

https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/prd/de/index/ueber_das_departement/medien/medienmitteilungen/2023/maerz/230314a.html