Adlikon

Adlikon bei Andelfingen

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Adlikon bei Andelfingen

Location of Adlikon bei Andelfingen

Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°42′E / 47.583°N 8.700°ECoordinates: 47°35′N 8°42′E / 47.583°N 8.700°E

Country

Area

• Total

6.59 km² (2.54 sq mi)

Elevation

448 m (1,470 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

662

• Density

100/km² (260/sq mi)

Postal code

8452

SFOS number

0021

Surrounded by

Andelfingen, Dägerlen, Humlikon, Ossingen, Thalheim an der Thur

Website

www.adlikon.ch
SFSO statistics

Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as Adilinkon.

Adlikon has an area of 6.6 km² (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the hamlets of Dätwil und Niederwil.

Adlikon has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 662. As of 2007^[update], 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and English being third ( 0.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.9%), the Green Party (9.7%) and the SPS (8.6%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.2%. In Adlikon about 85.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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