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Zurich District

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

Zurich District
Bezirk Zürich
District
Coat of arms of Zurich District
Map
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
CapitalZurich
Area
 • Total
87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total
421,878
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities1

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

History

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

Therefore, since 1 July 1989, the district of Zürich (SFOS number 0112) shares the same area as the city of Zürich (0261) with its subdivisions totalling 421,878 (as of 31 December 2020) inhabitants on an area of 87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi).

From June 12, 2023, the services of the registration office will still be offered at three central locations: in the Stadthaus, at Oerlikon train station and at Helvetiaplatz. All locations are now available to Zurich residents regardless of where they live. This completes the process of gradually merging the originally twelve district offices, which started in 2017.

Municipalities (subdivisions) of the district of Zürich

District building (Bezirksgebäude) located at Badenerstrasse in Zürich

Since 1893 respectively 1934 the city of Zürich 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:

CoA Name Merger District
Affoltern Affoltern 1934 11
Albisrieden Albisrieden 1934 9
Altstadt Altstadt 1893 1
Altstetten Altstetten 1934 9
Aussersihl Aussersihl 1893 4 and 5
Enge Enge 1893 2
Fluntern Fluntern 1893 7
Hirslanden Hirslanden 1893 7
Höngg Höngg 1934 10
Hottingen Hottingen 1893 7
Oberstrass Oberstrass 1893 6
Oerlikon Oerlikon 1934 11
Riesbach Riesbach 1893 8
Schwamendingen Schwamendingen 1934 12
Seebach Seebach 1934 11
Unterstrass Unterstrass 1893 6
Wiedikon Wiedikon 1893 3
Wipkingen Wipkingen 1893 10
Witikon Witikon 1934 7
Wollihofen Wollishofen 1893 2

Mergers and exclusions

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).
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Eingemeindete Dörfer (Gemeindearchive)" (in German). Präsidialdepartement Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2015-01-15.

https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/prd/de/index/ueber_das_departement/medien/medienmitteilungen/2023/maerz/230314a.html