Dietlikon

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Dietlikon

Location of Dietlikon

Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°37′E / 47.417°N 8.617°ECoordinates: 47°25′N 8°37′E / 47.417°N 8.617°E

Country

Area

• Total

4.24 km² (1.64 sq mi)

Elevation

445 m (1,460 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

7,605

• Density

1,800/km² (4,600/sq mi)

Postal code

8305

SFOS number

0054

Surrounded by

Bassersdorf, Dübendorf, Kloten, Wallisellen, Wangen-Brüttisellen

Website

www.dietlikon.ch
SFSO statistics

Dietlikon is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal).

Dietlikon is first mentioned in 1124 as Dietlinchoven.

Dietlikon has an area of 4.2 km² (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 44.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located on the edge of the middle Glatt Valley.

Dietlikon has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 7,605. As of 2007^[update], 21.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (83.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.0%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.8%), the FDP (13.8%) and the CSP (9.7%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.2%. In Dietlikon about 75.9% 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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