Höri

Coat of arms

Höri

Location of Höri

Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°31′E / 47.500°N 8.517°ECoordinates: 47°30′N 8°31′E / 47.500°N 8.517°E

Country

Area

• Total

4.78 km² (1.85 sq mi)

Elevation

412 m (1,352 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,639

• Density

550/km² (1,400/sq mi)

Postal code

8181

SFOS number

0060

Surrounded by

Bachenbülach, Bülach, Hochfelden, Neerach, Niederglatt, Oberglatt

Website

www.hoeri.ch
SFSO statistics

Höri is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal).

Höri is first mentioned in 1149 as Hoerein.

Höri has an area of 4.8 km² (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality straddles the Glatt river with the communities of Ober- and Niederhöri on the western side and Endhöri (earlier known as Ennethöri) on the east.

Höri has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,639. As of 2007^[update], 30.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (76.6%), with Italian being second most common (9.4%) and Albanian being third ( 5.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.5%), the CSP (9.9%) and the FDP (6.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.8%. In Höri about 62.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

...
Wikipedia