Schlieren, Zurich
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| Schlieren | |
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| Canton | Zürich |
| District | Dietikon |
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| Population | 13,211 (December 2005) |
| Area | 6.38 km² |
| Elevation | 394 m |
| Postal code | 8952 |
| SFOS number | 0247 |
| Website | www.schlieren.ch |
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Schlieren is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
It lies to the south of the river Limmat, and west of Zurich. It is part of the Zurich metropolitan area.
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[edit] Population
According to a 2003 report by the Statistics Office of the Canton of Zurich, 13,128 inhabitants live in Schlieren of which approximately 42% are foreign. Schlieren is known within the City of Zurich Greater Area as a (by Swiss standards) poverty-stricken suburban area with several social problems.
[edit] Economics
Schlieren is still an industrial city.
[edit] Prehistory
The oldest artifact discovered in the Canton of Zurich is a Stone Age Neanderthal hand axe which was found in Schlieren, and dates back to approximately 100,000 BCE.
[edit] History
Until 1415, Schlieren belonged to Habsburg. After the conquest of Aargau by the Swiss Confederates it was a component of the county of Baden. In 1803 Schlieren was assigned to the Canton of Zurich. In 1777 the minister Heinrich Keller created here the first "deaf-mute school" in Switzerland. Thanks to the proximity to the city of Zurich and the good traffic facilities (Tram, S-Bahn), Schlieren showed a population growth of 10,000 since the 1930s.
[edit] Objects of interest
Former gas facility. Local museum and several city parks. Biggest covered climbing hall in Europe.
[edit] Politics
The city president is Peter Voser of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
