Egg railway station
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| Coordinates: 47°18′N 8°41′E / 47.300°N 8.683°ECoordinates: 47°18′N 8°41′E / 47.300°N 8.683°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Uster | |
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| • Total | 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 8,378 | |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8132 | |
| SFOS number | 0192 | |
| Surrounded by | Gossau, Grüningen, Herrliberg, Maur, Meilen, Mönchaltorf, Oetwil am See, Uetikon am See | |
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Egg is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Egg is first mentioned in 775 as Echa.
Egg has an area of 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi). Of this area, 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 12.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (5.2%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. As of 2007[update] 12.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
The lowest elevation in the municipality is the Greifensee at 438 m (1,437 ft). The highest point in the municipality is the Pfannenstiel at 853 m (2,799 ft).
Egg is located in the Pfannenstiel region.
There are three villages in Egg: Hinteregg (population: 1,500), Egg (population: 4,800) and Esslingen (population: 1,500). There are also smaller settlements (called Aussenwacht): Rällikon, Innervollikon, Usservollikon, Niederesslingen, Rohr, Schaubigen, Eichholz, Neuhaus, and Guldenen.
The coat of arms shows two entwined hands in blue, coming out of silver clouds. It was created at the beginning of the 19th century, influenced by the French Revolution. It symbolizes the motto of the Revolution: Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood.
Egg has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 8,378. As of 2007[update], 17.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (87.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.5%) and English being third ( 2.4%).
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