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Unterengstringen

Unterengstringen
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Coat of arms of Unterengstringen
Coat of arms
Unterengstringen is located in Switzerland
Unterengstringen
Unterengstringen
Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°27′E / 47.417°N 8.450°E / 47.417; 8.450Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°27′E / 47.417°N 8.450°E / 47.417; 8.450
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Dietikon
Area
 • Total 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation 416 m (1,365 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 3,627
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Postal code 8103
SFOS number 0249
Surrounded by Dietikon, Oberengstringen, Regensdorf, Schlieren, Weiningen
Website www.unterengstringen.ch
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Unterengstringen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).

Unterengstringen has an area of 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 36.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 21.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (11.4%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 3% of the area. As of 2007 29.3% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The Ruine Glanzenberg is a ruined castle in the municipality, which is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Unterengstringen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,627. As of 2007, 19.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (87.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.0%) and French being third ( 1.6%).


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