Zürich District

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Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°32′E / 47.383°N 8.533°E / 47.383; 8.533

Zürich District
Bezirk Zürich
District

Coat of arms
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Zürich
Capital Zürich
Area
 • Total 87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)
 • Total 379,915
 • Density 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 1

Zürich District is a district (German: Bezirk) of the Swiss canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

In 1814, the former district of Zürich has been established including the municipalities – «Landgemeinden des Bezirks Zürich» (country municipalities) – surrounding the old city of Zurich, the so-called Altstadt. The district of Zürich as it exists today, was created on July 1, 1989, by splitting the former district of Zürich into three parts:

  • The western part became the district of Dietikon;
  • the eastern part became the district (respectively city) of Zurich with its subdivisions;[1]
  • the municipality of Zollikon located east of Zurich was integrated into the district of Meilen.

Therefore, since July 1, 1989, the district of Zürich (SFOS number 0112) shares the same area as the city of Zurich (0261) with its subdivisions totalling 379,915 (as of 31 December 2012) inhabitants on an area of 87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi).

Municipalities (subdivisions) of the district of Zürich

District building located at Badenerstrasse in Zürich

Since 1893 respectively 1934 the city of Zurich as well as the district of Zürich are formed by the old city of Zürich (Altstadt) and by a total of 19 former politically independent municipalities:

Coat of arms Former names of
the municipalities		 Merger (politics) city districts
Affoltern bei Zürich 1934 District 11
Albisrieden 1934 District 9
Altstetten 1934 District 9
Aussersihl 1893 District 4 and District 5
Enge 1893 District 2
Fluntern 1893 District 7
Hirslanden 1893 District 7
Höngg 1934 District 10
Hottingen 1893 District 7
Oberstrass 1893 District 6
Oerlikon 1934 District 11
Riesbach 1893 District 8
Schwamendingen 1934 District 12
Seebach 1934 District 11
Unterstrass 1893 District 6
Wiedikon 1893 District 3
Wipkingen 1893 District 10
Witikon 1934 District 7
Wollishofen 1893 District 2

See also

References

  1. ↑ The former 19 independent municipalities of 1893 and 1934, now called districts (German: Kreise), too, form the subdivisions of the city of Zürich. Their subdivisions are called quarters (German: Quartiere).
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