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Dübendorf

Dübendorf
Dübendorf - Gemeindeverwaltung-Stadthaus (alt) IMG 1048 ShiftN.jpg
Coat of arms of Dübendorf
Coat of arms
Dübendorf is located in Switzerland
Dübendorf
Dübendorf
Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°37′E / 47.417°N 8.617°E / 47.417; 8.617Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°37′E / 47.417°N 8.617°E / 47.417; 8.617
Country Switzerland
Canton Zürich
District Uster
Government
 • Executive Stadtrat
with 7 members
 • Mayor Stadtpräsident
Lothar Ziörjen
(as of March 2014)
 • Parliament Gemeinderat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Elevation 440 m (1,440 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 26,759
 • Density 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Postal code 8600
SFOS number 0191
Localities Dübendorf, Dübelstein, Geeren, Gfenn, Gockhausen, Hermikon, Stettbach
Surrounded by Dietlikon, Fällanden, Schwerzenbach, Volketswil, Wallisellen, Wangen-Brüttisellen, Zürich
Website www.duebendorf.ch
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Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

It is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 26,000 (2014). It is the fourth largest city in the canton, after Zürich, Winterthur, and Uster.

Dübendorf is first mentioned in 946 as Tuobilindorf. On the northeastern side of the Adlisberg the ruins of the Dübelstein castle are situated; from 1487 to 1489 the home of Hans Waldmann, former mayor of the city of Zürich.

Dübendorf has an area of 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi). Of this area, 37.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 41.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 29.6% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (12.3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1% of the area.

The city is situated roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) north east of Zürich. It is bisected by the Glatt river which runs from the Greifensee (Lake Greifen) which lies directly to the southeast. Dübendorf is located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal). Dübendorf is located on the northern side of the Adlisberg, as well, on a terrace on the northern side of the city of Zürich the hamlets Gockhausen and Geeren.

Dübendorf has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 26,759. As of 2007, 28.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (81.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.1%).


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