Wädenswil
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| Population | 20,376 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 1,173 /km2 (3,038 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 17.39 km2 (6.71 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8820 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0142 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Au, Zurich, Hirzel, Horgen, Männedorf, Meilen, Richterswil, Schönenberg, Stäfa, Uetikon am See | |||||||||
| Website | www.waedenswil.ch SFSO statistics |
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Wädenswil, locally often called Wädi or Wädischwil, is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The population (as of 2007[update]) was about 19,500.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Wädenswil has an area of 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi). Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 29.8% 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 20.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (9%).[5] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. As of 2007[update] 24.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[5]
[edit] Demographics
Wädenswil has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 20,376.[1] As of 2007[update], 20.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (85.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.6%), the FDP (13%) and the CSP (11.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.9%. In Wädenswil about 76.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 8796 households in Wädenswil.[5]
Wädenswil has an unemployment rate of 2.94%. As of 2005[update], there were 268 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 84 businesses involved in this sector. 2020 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 195 businesses in this sector. 5169 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 725 businesses in this sector.[4] As of 2007[update] 44.8% of the working population were employed full-time, and 55.2% were employed part-time.[5]
As of 2008[update] there were 6128 Catholics and 7507 Protestants in Wädenswil. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the census[update], 43.5% were some type of Protestant, with 40.5% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 3% belonging to other Protestant churches. 32.2% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 5% were Muslim, 7.5% belonged to another religion (not listed), 4% did not give a religion, and 11.9% were atheist or agnostic.[5]
[edit] World heritage site
The prehistoric settlement at Vorder Au is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[6]
[edit] Transportation
The municipality is located on the A3 motorway.
Wädenswil railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S2, S8 and S13 on the SBB-CFF-FFS InterRegio. Its train station is a 29 minute (S8) ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. The Zimmerberg bus line (Zimmerbergbus), provided by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), connects the Zimmerberg region and parts of the Sihl valley.
Wädenswil is a stop of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft. That company's motor ship Wädenswil is named after the town.
[edit] Weather
Wädenswil has an average of 141.6 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,353 mm (53.3 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Wädenswil receives an average of 157 mm (6.2 in) of precipitation. During the wettest month, August, there is precipitation for an average of 13.3 days. The month with the most precipitation days is May, with an average of 13.7 days.[7]
| Climate data for Wädenswil | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
4 (39) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3 (37) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
1 (34) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11 (52) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10 (50) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 91 (3.58) |
85 (3.35) |
93 (3.66) |
108 (4.25) |
129 (5.08) |
151 (5.94) |
148 (5.83) |
157 (6.18) |
108 (4.25) |
86 (3.39) |
101 (3.98) |
97 (3.82) |
1,353 (53.27) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 11.7 | 11 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 141.6 |
| Source: MeteoSchweiz [7] | |||||||||||||
[edit] External links
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- Official website (German)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (German) accessed 29 March 2011
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ Bundesamt fur Statistik (Federal Department of Statistics) (2008). "Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung (Total) nach Bezirken und Gemeinden". http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/02/blank/key/raeumliche_verteilung/kantone__gemeinden.html. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 10-Aug-2009
- ^ a b c d e Statistics Zurich (German) accessed 4 August 2009
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
- ^ a b "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss. http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html. Retrieved 8 May 2009., the weather station elevation is 485 meters above sea level.
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