Zurzach District Bezirk Zurzach | |
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District | |
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| Country | |
| Canton | |
| Capital | Bad Zurzach |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.99 km2 (50.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35,041 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 15 |
Zurzach District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau. The district capital is Bad Zurzach. It covers the Studenland area and is located in the northeastern part of the canton. It has a population of 35,041 (as of 31 December 2020). [1]
The Zurzach district has an area, as of 2009 [update] , of 129.99 square kilometers (50.19 sq mi). Of this area, 57.08 km2 (22.04 sq mi) or 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.23 km2 (19.78 sq mi) or 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads). [2] The district is situated around the confluence of the Aare and Rhine.
The Zurzach district has a population (as of December 2020 [update] ) of 35,041. [1] As of June 2009 [update] , 25.7% of the population are foreign nationals. [3]
In 2000 [update] there were 15,454 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 11,295 or about 73.1% of the residents worked outside the district while 6,024 people commuted into the district for work. There was a total of 10,183 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district. [4]
From the 2000 census [update] , 16,378 or 54.3% were Roman Catholic, while 7,440 or 24.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 65 individuals (or about 0.22% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith. [2]
Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year [update] ), there are 2,405 students attending primary school, there are 972 students attending secondary school, there are 756 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality. [2]
| Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) [1] | Area, km2 [5] [6] |
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| | Böttstein | 3,982 | 7.41 |
| | Döttingen | 4,244 | 6.92 |
| | Endingen | 2,597 | 11.91 |
| | Fisibach | 543 | 5.79 |
| | Full-Reuenthal | 883 | 4.82 |
| | Klingnau | 3,540 | 6.71 |
| | Koblenz | 1,671 | 4.08 |
| | Leibstadt | 1,404 | 6.39 |
| | Lengnau | 2,770 | 12.67 |
| | Leuggern | 2,180 | 13.76 |
| | Mellikon | 228 | 2.71 |
| | Schneisingen | 1,491 | 8.25 |
| | Siglistorf | 669 | 5.51 |
| | Tegerfelden | 1,202 | 7.11 |
| | Zurzach | 25.99 | |
| Total | 35,041 | 129.99 |
The following changes to the district's municipalities have occurred since 2000:
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