Bülach
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Location of Bülach | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°31′N 8°32′E / 47.517°N 8.533°E / 47.517; 8.533Coordinates: 47°31′N 8°32′E / 47.517°N 8.533°E / 47.517; 8.533 | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zürich | |
| District | Bülach | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members | |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident Mark Eberli EVP (Evangelische Volkspartei) | |
| • Parliament | Gemeinderat with 28 members | |
| Area [1] | ||
| • Total | 16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (Kreisel Marktgasse) | 416 m (1,365 ft) | |
| Population (2017-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 19,888 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | German: Bülacher(in) or Büler(in) | |
| Postal code | 8180 | |
| SFOS number | 0053 | |
| Localities | Nussbaumen, Eschenmosen, Wisli, | |
| Surrounded by | Bachenbülach, Eglisau, Embrach, Glattfelden, Hochfelden, Höri, Rorbas, Winkel | |
| Twin towns | Santeramo in Colle (Italy) | |
| Website | www.buelach.ch SFSO statistics | |
Bülach (Alemannic German pronunciation: [ˈbylɑχ]) is historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zürich, located in the district of the same name, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal) to the east of the small river Glatt and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the High Rhine and about 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the Airport Zurich.
The official language of Bülach is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Attractions
5 Economy and transport
6 Education
7 Notable people
8 References
9 External links
History
Bülach is first mentioned in 811 as Pulacha.[3] From early times it fell within the province of the Alamanni: Joachim Werner's description of the early cemetery excavated there was published in 1953.[4]
Geography
Bülach has an area of 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi). Of this area, 33.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[5]
The municipality is located around the lower Glatt Valley. The town of Bülach and the village of Niederflachs are in the valley. Around the town are the hamlets of Heimgarten am Rinsberg, Eschenmosen (since 1919, earlier part of Winkel) and Nussbaumen am Dettenberg. The municipality of Bachenbülach was part of Bülach until 1849 when it became an independent municipality. Bülach is located on the old road from Zürich through Kloten to Eglisau.
Demographics
Bülach has a population (as of 31 December 2017) of 19,888.[6] As of 2007[update], 22.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 17.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (83.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17%), the CSP (12.5%) and the FDP (11.2%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is as follows: children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.2%. In Bülach about 73.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3][7]
| year | population |
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| Late Middle Ages | less than 500 |
| 16-18th Centuries | about 1,000 |
| 1836 | 1,278 |
| 1850 | 1,545 |
| 1900 | 2,175 |
| 1920 | 3,239 |
| 1950 | 4,634 |
| 1970 | 11,043 |
| 2000 | 13,999 |
| 2005 | 14,815 |
| 2006 | 15,571 |
| 2008 | 16,589 |
| 2010 | 17,478 |
| January 2012 | 17,457 |
| May 2012 | 17,667 |
Attractions
The Reformed Church and the popular Sigristenkeller gallery stand on a small hill, and are surrounded by pretty old buildings, including the Pfarrhaus and the old Tithe Barn. The church is named after Saint Laurentius, to whom the town's coat of arms is dedicated. Saint Laurentius was deacon to Pope Sixtus II, and became a martyr when he was condemned to death by fire in 258 AD. The church forms a well-matched unit with the Town Hall, and has a tower rising above it to a height of 74 meters. Also on the first Saturday of every month at 6pm, trumpeters play for half an hour from the top of the tower.
Duke Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) granted Bülach a town charter in 1384, including its own jurisdiction and the right to hold its own market.
Economy and transport
One of its most important institutions and its biggest employer (over 700 employees) is the regional hospital Spital Bülach with 200 acute beds. Other important employers include the traditional glass producer Vetropack, civil engineering firm Mageba, and the Zürcher Unterländer newspaper.
Bülach has an unemployment rate of 3.07%. As of 2005[update], there were 130 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 36 businesses involved in this sector. 1893 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 133 businesses in this sector. 5596 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 607 businesses in this sector.[5]
Bülach railway station is a node of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S22, S41 and S5. Its train station is a 24-minute (S5) ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
It also has a direct bus link from Zürich Airport which takes 25 minutes on 530 service.
Education
The primary schools include Schuleinheit Böswisli,[8]Schuleinheit Schwerzgrueb,[9]Schuleinheit Lindenhof,[10] and Schuleinheit Hohfuri.[11]
Lower secondary schools include Schule Hinterbirch and Schule Mettmenriet.[12][13]
The Kantonsschule Zürcher Unterland (KZU) is located in Bülach.
Notable people
Nicola Spirig, 2011
Sarah Meier, 2011
Jürg Gutknecht (born 1949) computer scientist
Daniel Klajner (born 1963) conductor, teaches orchestral conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Claude Meier (born 1964) Divisional general of the Swiss Armed Forces
- Sport
Kurt Klingler (born 1928) former sports shooter, competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics
Karl Elsener (1934–2010) football goalkeeper, 34 caps for the Switzerland 1958/1966
Louis Pfenninger (born 1944) former racing cyclist, competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
Ercüment Şahin (born 1968) Turkish retired professional footballer, over 360 club caps
Marcello Marrocco (born 1969) a retired Italian professional footballer, over 325 club caps
Martin Plüss (born 1977) retired professional ice hockey player
Nicola Spirig (born 1982) professional triathlete, competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sarah Meier (born 1984) former figure skater, eight-time Swiss national champion
Christine Meier (born 1986) ice hockey player
Reto Berra (born 1987) professional ice hockey goaltender
Martina van Berkel (born 1989) butterfly swimmer, competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
Ramona Elsener (born 1992) ice dancer
Eddy Yusof (born 1994) male artistic gymnast, lives in Bülach
Niels Hintermann (born 1995) World Cup alpine ski racer
Nico Georgiadis (born 1996) chess grandmaster
References
^ ab "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie), Geschlecht und demographischen Komponenten". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ ab Bülach in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ J. Werner, Das alamannische Gräberfeld von Bülach, (Monographs in Ur- und Frühgeschichte Schweiz), Basel 1953.
^ abc Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 29-Jul-2009
^ "STAT-TAB – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit" (online database) (official site) (in German and French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Federal Statistical Office - FSO. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ accessed 17-Jun-2012 Archived February 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Schuleinheit Böswisli." Primarschule Bülach. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
^ "Schuleinheit Schwerzgrueb." Primarschule Bülach. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
^ "Schuleinheit Lindenhof." Primarschule Bülach. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
^ "Schuleinheit Hohfuri." Primarschule Bülach. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
^ "Schule Hinterbirch." Sekundarskule Bülach. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
^ "Schule Mettmenriet." Sekundarskule Bülach. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bülach. |
- Official Homepage of Bülach
Bülach in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.- Spital Bülach
- Vetropack
- Sigristenkeller Art Gallery
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