Humlikon
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| Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°40′E / 47.583°N 8.667°ECoordinates: 47°35′N 8°40′E / 47.583°N 8.667°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Andelfingen | |
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| • Total | 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 504 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8457 | |
| SFOS number | 0032 | |
| Surrounded by | Adlikon, Andelfingen, Dägerlen, Dorf, Henggart, Neftenbach | |
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Humlikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. 43 residents were killed in the crash of Swissair Flight 306.
Humlikon is first mentioned in 1228 as Humlincon.
Humlikon has an area of 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 63.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (8.2%) is settled.
The municipality is located south of the Thur river in the Zürcher Weinland.
On 4 September 1963, 43 people from Humlikon went to visit an agricultural test site near Geneva on Swissair Flight 306. When the flight crashed shortly after take off, the village lost one fifth of its 217 inhabitants, including all members of the municipal council, all the school caretakers and the post office clerk.
Because most households still had grandparents or elder siblings, only six children had to leave their homes, all but one of whom were raised by relatives in other villages.
On October 26 and 27, the new municipal council was elected by the remaining 52 inhabitants entitled to vote; it was not easy to fill all vacancies.
Humlikon has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 504. As of 2007[update], 4.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the past 10 years (2000–2010), the population has grown at a rate of 10.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.1%), with French being second most common (1.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.0%).
In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.4%), the SPS (9%) and the FDP (8.5%).
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