Dägerlen

Dägerlen
Coat of arms
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Location of Dägerlen
Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°43′E / 47.567°N 8.717°E / 47.567; 8.717Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°43′E / 47.567°N 8.717°E / 47.567; 8.717
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Winterthur
Area
• Total	7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Elevation	474 m (1,555 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,014
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postal code	8471
SFOS number	0214
Surrounded by	Adlikon, Dinhard, Henggart, Hettlingen, Humlikon, Seuzach, Thalheim an der Thur
Website	www.daegerlen.ch SFSO statistics

Dägerlen is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Dägerlen is first mentioned in the 14th Century as Tegerlo. During the 13th Century, Rutschwil (first mentioned in 1219 as Ruoltswilare) was the fief of a Kyburg. It was held by a ministerialis or unfree knight in service of the Counts of Kyburg. They held extensive properties in what would become the municipality of Dägerlen. In 1264, when the Kyburg family died out, it came under the authority of the Habsburgs.

Dägerlen has an area of 8 km² (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 66.9% is used for agricultural purposes, 25.2% is forested, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 4.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the total area. As of 2007^[update] 4% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The municipality is located on the edge of the Zürcher Weinland south of the Thur river. It includes the settlements of Dägerlen, Oberwil, Rutschwil, Berg and Bänk.

Dägerlen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,014. As of 2007^[update], 7.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.5% male and 48.5% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Italian being third ( 0.6%).