Elgg
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| Coordinates: 47°29′N 8°52′E / 47.483°N 8.867°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 8°52′E / 47.483°N 8.867°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Winterthur | |
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| • Total | 15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) | |
| Highest elevation (above Heurütiweiher) | 825 m (2,707 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,209 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8353 | |
| SFOS number | 0217 | |
| Surrounded by | Aadorf (TG), Bertschikon bei Attikon, Elsau, Hagenbuch, Hofstetten bei Elgg | |
| Twin towns | Wenigzell (Austria), Mafi Kumase (Ghana) | |
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Elgg is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Elgg is first mentioned between 760 and 763 as Ailaghoga. In 1166 it was mentioned as Elgoue and in 1370 as Elggaw.
Äachli,or in English Ash Wednesday custom, is a 500-year-old custom, which takes place on Ash Wednesday with the boys parade as its annual highlight. The origin lies in the pre-Reformation period, when musters were conducted for Elgg's Militia or mercenaries. The exact origin is unknown. However, it is mentioned in the 1628 parish priest Fasi book that the boys parade in Elgg is a very old custom.
Aschermittwoch-Gesellschaft has committed themselves to this tradition, was founded in 1914 and currently has around 650 members.
Every year on New Year's young and old gathered at the Ober Tor, where the boys of Elgg, age 5-16, select in an open vote the respective Äschlihauptmann and the entire company.
Starting the New Year until Ash Wednesday are then alternately held on Saturdays and Sundays exercises.
Elgg has an area of 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi). Of this area, 45.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.3% 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 8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. As of 2007[update] 7.9% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
The village is overlooked by Elgg Castle, which is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Elgg has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 4,209. As of 2007[update], 12.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (90.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Italian being third ( 2.3%).
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