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Oberengstringen

Oberengstringen
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Coat of arms of Oberengstringen
Coat of arms
Oberengstringen is located in Switzerland
Oberengstringen
Oberengstringen
Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°28′E / 47.417°N 8.467°E / 47.417; 8.467Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°28′E / 47.417°N 8.467°E / 47.417; 8.467
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Dietikon
Area
 • Total 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation 413 m (1,355 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 6,549
 • Density 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Postal code 8102
SFOS number 0245
Surrounded by Regensdorf, Schlieren, Unterengstringen, Zurich
Website www.oberengstringen.ch
SFSO statistics

Oberengstringen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).

Oberengstringen is first mentioned in 870 as Enstelingon. In 1306 it was mentioned as Obren Enstringen.

Oberengstringen has an area of 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi). Of this area, 23.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 47.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 39% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (8.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 2.8% of the area. As of 2007 46% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The village is located on the right bank of the Limmat on the road between Zürich through Höngg to Baden. From the 1950s to the 1970s it quickly grew into a suburb of Zürich.

Limmatauen Werdhölzli is a protected forest and river area, partially situated in the municipality of Oberengstringen and between the Limmat weir at the Höngg power plant. Set under protection in 1945, the 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long section of the Limmat and the Werdinsel were renatured, what enhanced the biodiversity, and thus the quality of the river landscape. In cooperation with the Canton of Zurich and the municipalities of Oberengstringen and Zürich, that section of the river was renewed. The access to the Limmat and the hiking path towards the Fahr Abbey was improved and the area was widened for pedestrians and cyclists. Orientation boards inform on the endemic flora and fauna, so the riparian zone may be crossed over a 320 metres (1,050 ft) long wooden bridge those material consists of the urban forest. After nearly a year of construction, the project was officially presented to the public on 20 September 2013. The costs of 9.4 million Swiss Francs are provided by the city and cantonal governments, and some companies in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund Switzerland, which claims the place as very important to our rivers and streams, so that they can create their very structure.


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