Dürnten

Dürnten
Coat of arms
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Location of Dürnten
Coordinates: 47°17′N 8°51′E / 47.283°N 8.850°E / 47.283; 8.850Coordinates: 47°17′N 8°51′E / 47.283°N 8.850°E / 47.283; 8.850
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zürich
District	Hinwil
Area
• Total	10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Elevation	511 m (1,677 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	7,392
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Postal code	8635
SFOS number	0113
Localities	Tann, Dürnten, Oberdürnten, Breitenmatt
Surrounded by	Bubikon, Hinwil, Rüti, Wald
Twin towns	Szentbékkálla (Hungary)
Website	www.duernten.ch SFSO statistics

Dürnten is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Dürnten is first mentioned between 743 and 747 as Tunriude.

Dürnten has an area of 10.2 km² (3.9 sq mi). Of this area, 60.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 13.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.4%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.8% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 15.4% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The Jona river flows through the municipality. It is located in the south-west side of Bachtel mountain. It includes the villages of Dürnten, Oberdürnten and Tann.

Dürnten has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 7,392. As of 2007^[update], 14.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (89.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.6%) and Italian being third ( 2.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (15%), the CSP (10.4%) and the FDP (10.1%).