Oberweningen

Oberweningen
Coat of arms
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Location of Oberweningen
Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°24′E / 47.500°N 8.400°E / 47.500; 8.400Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°24′E / 47.500°N 8.400°E / 47.500; 8.400
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Dielsdorf
Area
• Total	4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,796
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Postal code	8165
SFOS number	0093
Surrounded by	Bachs, Fisibach (AG), Regensberg, Schleinikon, Schöfflisdorf, Siglistorf (AG)
Website	www.oberweningen.ch SFSO statistics

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

Oberweningen is first mentioned around 1096-1111 as Waningen. In 1291 it was mentioned as Oberenweningen.

Oberweningen has an area of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 35% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is made up scattered farm houses and single family homes between the Lägern ridge and the Egg forest (Eggwald) in the Wehntal.

Oberweningen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,796. As of 2007^[update], 15.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (92.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.7%) and Albanian being third ( 1.2%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13.1%), the FDP (12.3%) and the CSP (10.2%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 7.3%. In Oberweningen about 81.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).