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Stadel bei Niederglatt

Stadel bei Niederglatt
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Coat of arms of Stadel bei Niederglatt
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Stadel bei Niederglatt is located in Switzerland
Stadel bei Niederglatt
Stadel bei Niederglatt
Coordinates: 47°32′N 8°28′E / 47.533°N 8.467°E / 47.533; 8.467Coordinates: 47°32′N 8°28′E / 47.533°N 8.467°E / 47.533; 8.467
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Dielsdorf
Government
 • Mayor Peter Bernhard
Area
 • Total 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation 436 m (1,430 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 2,210
 • Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Postal code 8174
SFOS number 0100
Localities Stadel, Windlach, Raat, Schüpfheim
Surrounded by Glattfelden, Hochfelden, Neerach, Bachs, Weiach
Website www.stadel.zh.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Stadel has an area of 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi). Of this area, 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

To distinguish between several places having the same name, this one is suffixed by the addition of bei Niederglatt (German: near Niederglatt). Besides the village of Stadel the municipality comprises the three hamlets Windlach, Raat, and Schüpfheim.

Stadel has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,210. As of 2007, 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.7%), with English being second most common ( 1.2%) and French being third ( 0.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.2%), the SPS (8.6%) and the FDP (8.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14%. In Stadel about 80.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).


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