Rickenbach, Zurich

Rickenbach
Coat of arms
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Location of Rickenbach
Coordinates: 47°33′N 8°48′E / 47.550°N 8.800°E / 47.550; 8.800Coordinates: 47°33′N 8°48′E / 47.550°N 8.800°E / 47.550; 8.800
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Winterthur
Area
• Total	6.04 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
• Total	2,683
• Density	440/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code	8545
SFOS number	0225
Surrounded by	Altikon, Dinhard, Ellikon an der Thur, Wiesendangen, Winterthur
Website	www.rickenbach.zh.ch SFSO statistics

Rickenbach is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Rickenbach has an area of 6.1 km² (2.4 sq mi). Of this area, 61.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 11.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.6%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.2% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 12.2% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

Rickenbach has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 2,683. As of 2007^[update], 9.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 27.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.2%) and English being third ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13.2%), the FDP (12%) and the CSP (11.6%).