Dintikon

Coat of arms

Dintikon

Location of Dintikon

Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°14′E / 47.367°N 8.233°ECoordinates: 47°22′N 8°14′E / 47.367°N 8.233°E

Country

Area

• Total

3.73 km² (1.44 sq mi)

Elevation

449 m (1,473 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,168

• Density

580/km² (1,500/sq mi)

Postal code

5606

SFOS number

4194

Surrounded by

Ammerswil, Egliswil, Hendschiken, Seengen, Villmergen

Website

www.dintikon.ch
SFSO statistics

Dintikon is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

The small village is located near Lenzburg and Wohlen.

Dintikon is first mentioned in 924 as Tintinchowa.

Dintikon has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.73 square kilometers (1.44 sq mi). Of this area, 1.45 km² (0.56 sq mi) or 38.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.57 km² (0.61 sq mi) or 42.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 18.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 18.0% is used for growing crops and 19.3% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Lenzburg district, from the eastern edge of the Rietenberg to the edge of the Bünztal (Bünz valley).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable on a Bend sinister three Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.

Dintikon has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,168 As of June 2009^[update], 19.0% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 28.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (93.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.8%) and Albanian being third ( 0.9%).

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