Oberstammheim

Oberstammheim
Coat of arms
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Location of Oberstammheim
Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°48′E / 47.633°N 8.800°E / 47.633; 8.800Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°48′E / 47.633°N 8.800°E / 47.633; 8.800
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Andelfingen
Area
• Total	9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,173
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Postal code	8477
SFOS number	0036
Surrounded by	Hüttwilen (TG), Neunforn (TG), Unterstammheim, Wagenhausen (TG), Waltalingen
Website	www.oberstammheim.ch SFSO statistics

Oberstammheim is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

In 2009, archaeologists announced the discovery of an Iron Age (late Hallstatt or early La Tène) tumulus burial, apparently of a Celtic nobleman. While there are comparable finds in Germany, the site is unique in Switzerland.

Oberstammheim is first mentioned in 761 as Stamhaim. In 1212 it was mentioned as in Stamehein superiori.

Oberstammheim has an area of 9.4 km² (3.6 sq mi). Of this area, 54.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the Züricher Weinland on the border with the canton of Thurgau on the southern slope of the Stammerberg. It includes the village of Oberstammheim and the Zürich part of the hamlet of Wilen bei Neunforn. For a short time (1853–86) Wilen bei Neunforn, together with the Thurgau section of the hamlet, was an independent municipality.

Oberstammheim has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,173. As of 2007^[update], 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.2%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (16.2%), the SPS (14%) and the Green Party (10.9%).