Dübendorf

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Dübendorf

Canton	Zurich
District	Uster
Coordinates	47°25′N 8°37′E
Population	22,474 (December 2003)
Area	13.61 km²
Elevation	440 m
Postal code	8600
SFOS number	0191
Mayor	Heinz Jauch
Website	www.duebendorf.ch
Dübendorf

Dübendorf is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 22,700 (2004). Its major products are tobacco and chemicals.

The bell machine, standing in the center of Dübendorf. This machine was previously used in the old town church bell tower (1870-1968). After the church was moved to another place, the bell machine was left in the same location under the cover. If four bells (350 kg, des", 700 kg, as', 1100 kg, a' and 2200 kg, des') are still in use.

Interesting technical solutions of the Glatt floodgates

The cockpit of the first Swiss jet fighter, "Vampire", in the Dubendorf museum of the military aviation

1 Geography
2 Industry
3 Places of interest
- 3.1 Transport
4 External links

[edit] Geography

The city is situated roughly 6 miles north east of Zürich. It is bisected by the Glatt river, which runs from the Greifensee, or Lake Greifen, which lies directly to the south east.

[edit] Industry

Dübendorf is the home of two research institutions that are part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH):

EMPA: Empa is a materials science and technology research institution with 5 programs: Nanotechnology, Adaptive Materials Systems, The Healthy Human, Materials for Energy Technology and Technosphere - Atmosphere.
EAWAG: Eawag is the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. There are a variety of topics researched at Eawag: Applied Aquatic Ecology, Chemical Pollutants, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Toxicology, Fish Ecology and Evolution, Limnology, Surface Waters, Systems Analysis/Integrated Assessment and Modeling, Urban Water Management, Water and Agriculture, Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (SANDEC), and Water Resources and Drinking Water.

[edit] Places of interest

The town of Dübendorf is quite small, and it is easy to get around on foot. Traversal from one side of the city to the other can be done within a half hour of casual walking. Apart the city center and the river, an interesting place to visit is the museum of military aviation, storing not just various military planes, but also interesting demonstration material (for instance, how the helicopter steering systems are arranged).

[edit] Transport

Dubendorf is served by both rail and bus links with the Zurich center (10 min), Winterthur (via Stettbach, 20 min) and other places in the canton of Zurich.