Männedorf

Coat of arms

Männedorf

Location of Männedorf

Coordinates: 47°15′N 8°41′E / 47.250°N 8.683°ECoordinates: 47°15′N 8°41′E / 47.250°N 8.683°E

Country

Area

• Total

4.77 km² (1.84 sq mi)

Elevation

419 m (1,375 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

10,588

• Density

2,200/km² (5,700/sq mi)

Postal code

8708

SFOS number

0155

Surrounded by

Oetwil am See, Richterswil, Stäfa, Uetikon am See, Wädenswil

Website

www.maennedorf.ch
SFSO statistics

Männedorf is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Like in all other village along the lake of Zürich, archeological findings indicate settlements in the stone ages. The original settlement in the 7th or 8th century was called village of Manno (Dorf des Manno). The coats of arms is that of reeve Ottikon: an upright otter on a golden background. Männedorf is first mentioned in 933 as Mannidorf.

The village originally housed fishermen, farmers and winegrowers. Männedorf was once owned by the monastery of Pfäfers. It later developed to become the home of the bailiwick of Zürich from 1405 until 1798. After the opening of the Lake Zurich right bank railway from Zürich to Rapperswil in 1894 the village blossomed. Many businesses of handicraft, trade and industry were established. Most notably probably a tannery, organ-building and precision mechanics. There was also a mill, a smithy, a public bath and a growing number of guesthouses.

By today Männedorf has become part of the Zürich agglomeration like all the villages in the region.

Männedorf has an area of 4.8 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 40.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 28.5% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (12.3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 47% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

It is located on the north bank of the Lake Zürich in the Pfannenstiel region. In the local dialect it is called Männidorf.

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