Elsau
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| Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°48′E / 47.500°N 8.800°ECoordinates: 47°30′N 8°48′E / 47.500°N 8.800°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Winterthur | |
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| • Total | 8.06 km2 (3.11 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) | |
| Highest elevation (Geitberg) | 610 m (2,000 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation (Rümikon) | 466 m (1,529 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,477 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8352 | |
| SFOS number | 0219 | |
| Surrounded by | Bertschikon bei Attikon, Elgg, Hofstetten bei Elgg, Schlatt, Wiesendangen, Winterthur | |
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Elsau is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Elsau is first mentioned in 1043 as Elnesouva. On 23 April 1398 Count Donat von Toggenburg, Herr zu Brettengow und Tavas donated the church of Elsow as benefice for the new Allerheiligenaltar at the grave of the Toggenburg family in the Rüti Abbey, for the salvation of his daughter soul Menta von Toggenburg who died shortly before, as well as further lands and goods in the present Weinland district of the canton of Zürich, confirmed among others by Ruodolf von Bonstetten from Ustra.
Elsau has an area of 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.2% 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 10.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (6.1%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.5% of the area. As of 2007[update] 15.4% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
The municipality is located along both banks of the Eulach river. It consists of the villages of Elsau, Rümikon (mentioned in 829 as Rumaninchovun), Räterschen and since 1922 the villages of Unter- and Oberschottikon.
Elsau has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,477. As of 2007[update], 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Albanian being third ( 1.3%).
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