Neerach

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Neerach

Location of Neerach

Coordinates: 47°31′N 8°28′E / 47.517°N 8.467°ECoordinates: 47°31′N 8°28′E / 47.517°N 8.467°E

Country

Area

• Total

6.03 km² (2.33 sq mi)

Elevation

449 m (1,473 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

3,044

• Density

500/km² (1,300/sq mi)

Postal code

8173

SFOS number

0088

Surrounded by

Bachs, Hochfelden, Höri, Niederglatt, Stadel bei Niederglatt, Steinmaur

Twin towns

Präz (Switzerland)

Website

www.neerach.ch
SFSO statistics

Neerach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Neerach is first mentioned between 1160 and 1169 as Neracho. In 1149, Ried was mentioned as Riete.

Neerach has an area of 6 km² (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (12.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is composed of the two villages of Neerach and Ried.

Neerach has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,044. As of 2007^[update], 9.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 30.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (92.9%), with French being second most common (1.6%) and English being third (1.6%).

In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13.1%), the SPS (9.6%) and the CSP (9.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is as follows: children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 70% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9%. In Neerach about 86.7% 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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