Otelfingen is first mentioned in 1044 as Otilingun though there is some debate about this identification. In 1079 it was mentioned as Notkerus de Otelfingen.[4]
Geographyedit
Protestant church
Otelfingen has an area of 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi). Of this area, 47.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[5]
The majority of the municipality is the village of Otelfingen, a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) located in the Furttal on the border with the Canton of Aargau.
Otelfingen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 2,943.[6] As of 2007[update], 16.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 33.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (91.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.0%) and French being third ( 1.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (15.9%), the FDP (12.6%) and the CSP (10.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. In Otelfingen about 80.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Otelfingen has an unemployment rate of 2.51%. As of 2005[update], there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 381 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 44 businesses in this sector. 1677 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 103 businesses in this sector.[5]
Otelfingen has an average of 132.5 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,091 mm (43.0 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Otelfingen receives an average of 116 mm (4.6 in) of precipitation. During the wettest month, there is precipitation for an average of 12.7 days. The driest month of the year is October, during which time the municipality receives an average of 72 mm (2.8 in). There are only 8.2 days of precipitation during this month.[7]
^ ab"Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^"Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^Laubier, Eleonore (January 2013). "Federal Inventory of Protected sites of national importance in Switzerland national importance" (PDF). www.otelfingen.ch. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ abSwiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 04-Aug-2009
^"Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ (in German, French, and Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009. The weather station elevation is 435 meters above sea level.
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Otelfingen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland The centre of the village with its typical timber framed houses is listed in the Federal Inventory of Swiss Sites of National Importance ISOS 3 OtelfingenMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsLocation of OtelfingenOtelfingenShow map of SwitzerlandOtelfingenShow map of Canton of ZurichCoordinates 47 28 N 8 23 E 47 467 N 8 383 E 47 467 8 383CountrySwitzerlandCantonZurichDistrictDielsdorfArea 1 Total7 23 km2 2 79 sq mi Elevation440 m 1 440 ft Population 31 December 2018 2 Total2 939 Density410 km2 1 100 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 Central European Time Summer DST UTC 02 00 Central European Summer Time Postal code s 8112SFOS number0094Surrounded byBoppelsen Buchs Danikon Huttikon Niederweningen Schleinikon Wettingen AG Wurenlos AG Websitewww wbr otelfingen wbr ch SFSO statistics Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Weather 5 Transportation 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Otelfingen is first mentioned in 1044 as Otilingun though there is some debate about this identification In 1079 it was mentioned as Notkerus de Otelfingen 4 Geography edit nbsp Protestant churchOtelfingen has an area of 7 2 km2 2 8 sq mi Of this area 47 1 is used for agricultural purposes while 37 1 is forested Of the rest of the land 14 8 is settled buildings or roads and the remainder 1 is non productive rivers glaciers or mountains 5 The majority of the municipality is the village of Otelfingen a Haufendorf an irregular unplanned and quite closely packed village built around a central square located in the Furttal on the border with the Canton of Aargau nbsp Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer 1919 Demographics editOtelfingen has a population as of 31 December 2020 of 2 943 6 As of 2007 update 16 2 of the population was made up of foreign nationals Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 33 6 Most of the population as of 2000 update speaks German 91 7 with Italian being second most common 3 0 and French being third 1 1 In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41 9 of the vote The next three most popular parties were the SPS 15 9 the FDP 12 6 and the CSP 10 8 The age distribution of the population as of 2000 update is children and teenagers 0 19 years old make up 24 6 of the population while adults 20 64 years old make up 65 4 and seniors over 64 years old make up 10 In Otelfingen about 80 7 of the population between age 25 64 have completed either non mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education either university or a Fachhochschule Otelfingen has an unemployment rate of 2 51 As of 2005 update there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector 381 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 44 businesses in this sector 1677 people are employed in the tertiary sector with 103 businesses in this sector 5 Historical populationYearPop p a 1634256 1701301 0 24 1799344 0 14 1850575 1 01 YearPop p a 1900481 0 36 1950662 0 64 20001 852 2 08 Source 4 Weather editOtelfingen has an average of 132 5 days of rain per year and on average receives 1 091 mm 43 0 in of precipitation The wettest month is June during which time Otelfingen receives an average of 116 mm 4 6 in of precipitation During the wettest month there is precipitation for an average of 12 7 days The driest month of the year is October during which time the municipality receives an average of 72 mm 2 8 in There are only 8 2 days of precipitation during this month 7 Transportation editOtelfingen railway station and Otelfingen Golfpark railway station are stops of the S Bahn Zurich on the line S6 References edit a b Arealstatistik Standard Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen Federal Statistical Office Retrieved 13 January 2019 Standige Wohnbevolkerung nach Staatsangehorigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde Provisorische Jahresergebnisse 2018 Federal Statistical Office 9 April 2019 Retrieved 11 April 2019 Laubier Eleonore January 2013 Federal Inventory of Protected sites of national importance in Switzerland national importance PDF www otelfingen ch Retrieved 14 April 2023 a b Otelfingen in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 04 Aug 2009 Standige und nichtstandige Wohnbevolkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen Geburtsort und Staatsangehorigkeit bfs admin ch in German Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT TAB 31 December 2020 Retrieved 21 September 2021 Temperature and Precipitation Average Values Table 1961 1990 in German French and Italian Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss Archived from the original on 27 June 2009 Retrieved 8 May 2009 The weather station elevation is 435 meters above sea level External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otelfingen Official website in German Unofficial 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