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| Population | 2,288 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 76 /km2 (196 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 30.26 km2 (11.68 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 840 m (2,756 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8497 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0114 | |||||||||
| Localities | Steg, Fischenthal and Gibswil | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bäretswil, Bauma, Fischingen (TG), Goldingen (SG), Hinwil, Mosnang (SG), Sternenberg, Wald | |||||||||
| Website | www.fischenthal.ch SFSO statistics |
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Fischenthal is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
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Fischenthal is first mentioned in 878 as Fiskinestal.[3]
Fischenthal has an area of 30.2 km2 (11.7 sq mi). Of this area, 31.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4] In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 2% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2%).[5] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.6% of the area. As of 2007[update] 2.9% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[5]
Fischenthal is situated in the upper Töss Valley and is the largest municipality, in terms of land area, in the canton of Zurich. The Jona river rises near the municipality. The municipality includes the mountain villages of Fischenthal, Gibswil and Steg as well as nearly 100 settlements scattered throughout the Tössbergland (Töss mountain land).
Fischenthal has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 2,288.[1] As of 2007[update], 9.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.5%) and Spanish being third ( 0.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (12.1%), the Green Party (8.9%) and the CSP (8.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 31.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.8%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fischenthal about 70.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 743 households in Fischenthal.[5]
Fischenthal has an unemployment rate of 2.19%. As of 2005[update], there were 158 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 65 businesses involved in this sector. 194 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 28 businesses in this sector. 271 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 59 businesses in this sector.[4] As of 2007[update] 28.8% of the working population were employed full-time, and 71.3% were employed part-time.[5]
As of 2008[update] there were 476 Catholics and 1278 Protestants in Fischenthal. In the 2000 census[update], religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the 2000 census, 60.5% were some type of Protestant, with 56.8% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 3.7% belonging to other Protestant churches. 20.8% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 3.5% belonged to another religion (not listed), 4.6% did not give a religion, and 10.2% were atheist or agnostic.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1634 | 466 |
| 1771 | 1,789 |
| 1836 | 2,814 |
| 1850 | 2,394 |
| 1900 | 2,052 |
| 1941 | 1,694 |
| 1950 | 1,837 |
| 1960 | 1,987 |
| 1980 | 1,605 |
| 2000 | 1,961 |
Fischenthal and its villages Gibwil and Steg are stops of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S26, the so-called Tösstalbahn.
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