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Effretikon

Illnau-Effretikon
Kirche Illnau 2012.jpg
Coat of arms of Illnau-Effretikon
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Illnau-Effretikon is located in Switzerland
Illnau-Effretikon
Illnau-Effretikon
Illnau-Effretikon is located in Canton of Zurich
Illnau-Effretikon
Illnau-Effretikon
Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°42′E / 47.433°N 8.700°E / 47.433; 8.700Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°42′E / 47.433°N 8.700°E / 47.433; 8.700
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Pfäffikon
Government
 • Executive Stadtrat
with 9 members
 • Mayor Stadtpräsident
Ueli Müller
(as of March 2014)
 • Parliament Grosser Gemeinderat
with 36 members
Area
 • Total 32.92 km2 (12.71 sq mi)
Elevation 516 m (1,693 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
 • Total 16,734
 • Density 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal code 8307 Effretikon
8308 Illnau
SFOS number 0296
Localities Illnau, Effretikon, Ottikon bei Kemptthal, Bisikon, Agasul, Bietenholz, Billikon, First, Horben, Kemleten, Luckhausen, Mesikon, Oberkempttal
Surrounded by Fehraltorf, Kyburg, Lindau, Russikon, Volketswil, Weisslingen, Winterthur
Twin towns Orlova (Czech Republic), Grossbottwar (Germany), Arvigo-Landarenca, Mont-sur-Rolle
Website www.illnau-effretikon.ch
SFSO statistics

Illnau-Effretikon is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It includes the villages of Illnau, Effretikon, Ottikon and Bisikon. On 1 January 2016 Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon merged to form the municipality of Illnau-Effretikon.

Illnau-Effretikon is first mentioned in 745 as Illenavvia and Erpfratinchova. At first the name of the municipality was Illnau as that town used to be the political and economic center of the municipality. However, when the railway connection was built from Zurich to Winterthur in 1855, only the much smaller Effretikon was in a position to receive a railway station. Subsequently, the economic boom caused by the railway made Effretikon grow disproportionately until it had outgrown Illnau by the beginning of the 20th century. The name of the municipality was finally changed to Illnau-Effretikon in 1973. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon merged to form the municipality of Illnau-Effretikon.

Before the 2016 merger, Illnau-Effretikon had an area of 25.3 km2 (9.8 sq mi). Of this area, 52.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 10.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (6.4%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. As of 2007 12.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The municipality is located in the mid-Kempt valley. It consists of the villages of Illnau, Effretikon (including Rikon), Ottikon and Bisikon as well as the hamlets of Agasul, Bietenholz, portions of Billikon, First, Horben, Kemleten, Luckhausen, portions of Mesikon and Oberkempttal.


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