Marthalen

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Marthalen

Location of Marthalen

Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°39′E / 47.633°N 8.650°ECoordinates: 47°38′N 8°39′E / 47.633°N 8.650°E

Country

Area

• Total

14.15 km² (5.46 sq mi)

Elevation

457 m (1,499 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

1,950

• Density

140/km² (360/sq mi)

Postal code

8460

SFOS number

0035

Surrounded by

Benken, Buchberg (SH), Flaach, Kleinandelfingen, Lottstetten (DE-BW), Rheinau, Rüdlingen (SH), Trüllikon

Website

www.marthalen.ch
SFSO statistics

Marthalen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Marthalen is first mentioned in 858 as Martella.

Marthalen has an area of 14.2 km² (5.5 sq mi). Of this area, 49.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the Zürcher Weinland (Zurich's vineyards) between the Thur and Rhine Rivers. The village is known for its half-timbered houses. The municipality also includes the village of Ellikon am Rhein, and the hamlets of Niedermarthalen and Radhof.

Marthalen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,950. As of 2007^[update], 7.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.6%), with French (0.6%) and Italian being third (0.6%) most common languages.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP, which received 54.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (11.5%), the Green Party (10.3%), and the CSP (9.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old), make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%. In Marthalen about 81.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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