Weiach

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Coordinates: 47°33′N, 8°26′E

Weiach
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Dielsdorf
Coordinates 47°33′N, 8°26′E
Population 986  (December 2004)
  - Density 102 /km² (265 /sq.mi.)
Area 9.64 km² (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation 390 m (1,280 ft)
  - Highest 615 m - Haggenberg (Stadlerberg)
  - Lowest 332 m - Rhine
Postal code 8187
Surrounded by Fisibach (AG), Kaiserstuhl (AG), Hohentengen am Hochrhein (D), Glattfelden, Stadel bei Niederglatt, Bachs
Website www.weiach.ch
Weiach (Switzerland)
Weiach
Weiach

Weiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

  • First mentioned in: 1271
  • Belonging to Swiss Confederation since 1424
  • Gravel industry in operation since 1962
  • low-tax community in the Zürich Lowlands
  • Official publication means: "Mitteilungen für die Gemeinde Weiach", published by Community Executive, since July, 1982, monthly.
  • Post Office, VOLG store, 2 petrol stations

[edit] Geography

Weiach (dialect: «Weych») is situated at approximately 390 metres above sea level in the northwestern corner of the Zürich Lowlands («Zuercher Unterland»), at the cantonal boundary between Zürich and Aargau. The River Rhine, flows some 100 meters north of the village and forms the natural border line to Germany, marking the lowest spot in the canton of Zürich (332 meters above sea level).

[edit] References

  • This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

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