Winterthur District Explained

Official Name:Winterthur District
Native Name:Bezirk Winterthur
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:251.25
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
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47.5°N 54°WWinterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of (as of). Its capital is the city of Winterthur.

Municipalities

Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:

Coat of armsMunicipalityPopulation
Area, km2
35px|Altikon7.68
35px|Brütten6.67
35px|Dägerlen7.90
35px|Dättlikon2.87
35px|Dinhard7.15
35px|Elgg15.53
35px|Ellikon an der Thur4.92
35px|Elsau8.06
35px|Hagenbuch8.17
35px|Hettlingen5.87
35px|Neftenbach14.95
35px|Pfungen4.99
35px|Rickenbach6.03
35px|Schlatt9.03
35px|Seuzach7.56
35px|Turbenthal25.07
35px|WinterthourWinterthur 67.93
35px|Zell (Zurich)12.70
Total 251.25

Mergers

On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bertschikon merged into the municipality of Wiesendangen.[1]

On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz