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| Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°42′E / 47.433°N 8.700°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 8°42′E / 47.433°N 8.700°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Pfäffikon | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Stadtrat with 9 members |
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| • Mayor |
Stadtpräsident Ueli Müller (as of March 2014) |
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| • Parliament |
Grosser Gemeinderat with 36 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 32.92 km2 (12.71 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 16,709 | |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8307 Effretikon 8308 Illnau |
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| SFOS number | 0296 | |
| Localities | Illnau, Effretikon, Ottikon bei Kemptthal, Bisikon, Agasul, Bietenholz, Billikon, First, Horben, Kemleten, Luckhausen, Mesikon, Oberkempttal | |
| Surrounded by | Fehraltorf, Kyburg, Lindau, Russikon, Volketswil, Weisslingen, Winterthur | |
| Twin towns | Orlova (Czech Republic), Grossbottwar (Germany), Arvigo-Landarenca, Mont-sur-Rolle | |
| Website |
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Illnau-Effretikon is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It includes the villages of Illnau, Effretikon, Ottikon and Bisikon. On 1 January 2016 Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon merged to form the municipality of Illnau-Effretikon.
Illnau-Effretikon is first mentioned in 745 as Illenavvia and Erpfratinchova. At first the name of the municipality was Illnau as that town used to be the political and economic center of the municipality. However, when the railway connection was built from Zurich to Winterthur in 1855, only the much smaller Effretikon was in a position to receive a railway station. Subsequently, the economic boom caused by the railway made Effretikon grow disproportionately until it had outgrown Illnau by the beginning of the 20th century. The name of the municipality was finally changed to Illnau-Effretikon in 1973. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon merged to form the municipality of Illnau-Effretikon.
Before the 2016 merger, Illnau-Effretikon had an area of 25.3 km2 (9.8 sq mi). Of this area, 52.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 10.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (6.4%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. As of 2007[update] 12.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
The municipality is located in the mid-Kempt valley. It consists of the villages of Illnau, Effretikon (including Rikon), Ottikon and Bisikon as well as the hamlets of Agasul, Bietenholz, portions of Billikon, First, Horben, Kemleten, Luckhausen, portions of Mesikon and Oberkempttal.
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