Brütten

Brütten
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Location of Brütten
Coordinates: 47°28′N 8°40′E / 47.467°N 8.667°E / 47.467; 8.667Coordinates: 47°28′N 8°40′E / 47.467°N 8.667°E / 47.467; 8.667
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Winterthur
Area
• Total	6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
• Total	2,021
• Density	310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Postal code	8311
SFOS number	0213
Localities	Straubikon
Surrounded by	Lindau, Nürensdorf, Oberembrach, Winterthur
Website	www.bruetten.ch SFSO statistics

Brütten is a municipality in the district of Winterthur, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

Brütten is first mentioned in 876 as Pritta.

Brütten has an area of 6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 58.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (11%) is settled. In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 6.1% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.6%). As of 2007^[update] 7.2% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The municipality is located on a high plateau west of the Kempt and Töss Valleys. It includes the village of Brütten along with the hamlets of Strubikon, Birch, Eich and since 1922 Obereich.

Brütten has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 2,021. As of 2007^[update], 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.1%), with English being second most common ( 1.3%) and French being third ( 1.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (16.7%), the SPS (12.7%) and the CSP (11.7%).