Wald, Zurich

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Coordinates: 47°17′N, 8°55′E

Wald
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Wald
Canton Zurich
District Hinwil
47°17′N, 8°55′E
Population 8,745  (December 2005)
  - Density 346 /km² (897 /sq.mi.)
Area 25.25 km² (9.7 sq mi)
Elevation 763 m (2,503 ft)
Postal code 8636
SFOS number 0120
Surrounded by Dürnten, Eschenbach (SG), Fischenthal, Goldingen (SG), Hinwil, Rüti
Website www.wald.zh.ch
Wald (Switzerland)
Wald
Wald

Wald is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

The Dorfkirche in Wald.
The Dorfkirche in Wald.

[edit] History

Wald is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1217. In the year 1621 the municipality received market rights.

During the process of industrialization it had numerous spinning mills and weaving mills.

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