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Egg
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Coat of arms of Egg
Coat of arms
Egg is located in Switzerland
Egg
Egg
Egg is located in Canton of Zurich
Egg
Egg
Coordinates: 47°18′N 8°41′E / 47.300°N 8.683°E / 47.300; 8.683Coordinates: 47°18′N 8°41′E / 47.300°N 8.683°E / 47.300; 8.683
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Uster
Area
 • 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
Website www.egg.ch
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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 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 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, 17.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 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) speaks German (87.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.5%) and English being third ( 2.4%).


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