Neftenbach

Neftenbach
Coat of arms
Neftenbach Show map of Switzerland Neftenbach Show map of Canton of Zurich
Location of Neftenbach
Coordinates: 47°32′N 8°40′E / 47.533°N 8.667°E / 47.533; 8.667Coordinates: 47°32′N 8°40′E / 47.533°N 8.667°E / 47.533; 8.667
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Winterthur
Area
• Total	15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	5,500
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Postal code	8413
SFOS number	0223
Surrounded by	Buch am Irchel, Dättlikon, Dorf, Henggart, Hettlingen, Humlikon, Pfungen, Winterthur
Website	www.neftenbach.ch SFSO statistics

Neftenbach is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Neftenbach itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Hünikon, Aesch, Riet and Irchelhöfen.

Neftenbach is first mentioned in 1209 as Neftinbach. The village was owned by the barons of Wart, whose arms were adopted as the municipal coat of arms in 1921.

Neftenbach has an area of 15 km² (5.8 sq mi). Of this area, 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 10.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (3.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.5% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 9.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The municipality is located in the lower Töss Valley. It consists of the village of Neftenbach and the hamlets of Hünikon, Aesch, Riet and Irchelhöfen.

Neftenbach has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 5,500. As of 2007^[update], 9.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (94.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).