Mönchaltorf

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Mönchaltorf

Location of Mönchaltorf

Coordinates: 47°19′N 8°43′E / 47.317°N 8.717°ECoordinates: 47°19′N 8°43′E / 47.317°N 8.717°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Annemarie Beglinger

Area

• Total

7.6 km² (2.9 sq mi)

Elevation

442 m (1,450 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

3,670

• Density

480/km² (1,300/sq mi)

Postal code

8617

SFOS number

0196

Surrounded by

Egg, Gossau, Maur, Seegräben, Uster, Wetzikon

Website

www.moenchaltorf.ch
SFSO statistics

Mönchaltorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Mönchaltorf is first mentioned in 741 as Villa Altorf. In 872 it was mentioned as Altorf monachorum. It also holds the record for the longest Apfel Strudel.

Mönchaltorf has an area of 7.6 km² (2.9 sq mi). Of this area, 70.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 12.1% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (3.7%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 12.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

Mönchaltorf has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,670. As of 2007^[update], 11.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 48.8% male and 51.2% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (92.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 1.0%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.9%), the CSP (11.9%) and the FDP (11.7%).

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