Zumikon

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Zumikon

Location of Zumikon

Coordinates: 47°20′N 8°37′E / 47.333°N 8.617°ECoordinates: 47°20′N 8°37′E / 47.333°N 8.617°E

Country

Area

• Total

5.47 km² (2.11 sq mi)

Elevation

620 m (2,030 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

5,168

• Density

940/km² (2,400/sq mi)

Postal code

8126

SFOS number

0160

Surrounded by

Küsnacht, Maur, Zollikon

Website

www.zumikon.ch
SFSO statistics

Zumikon is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Pfannenstiel region.

The source of the name Zumikon originated in the year 946 AD, from a hamlet named Zuminga. At the start of the 17th century, the population was just 100, and most of these were farmers. Until 1707, Zumikon was a separate municipality, and the integral part of Waltikon was independent too, along with Gössikon. This lasted until 1804. In the early 20th century, Zumikon remained a farm village claiming only 587 inhabitants in 1900. The Waltikon area was practically unbuilt territory.

The community centre (Gemeinschaftszentrum) was built in 1980, and that was when modern Zumikon took its form. The mayor of Zumikon at that time was Elisabeth Kopp who was to become the first female Swiss federal councillor in 1984. Zumikon is now a small town, consisting of mostly wealthy residents instead of farmers. Important schools—such as the Farlifang School and the Inter-Community School Zürich—are in the area. The town centre is the Dorfplatz (literally "town square"), which consists of an upper section inaccessible to motor vehicles.

Zumikon has an area of 5.5 km² (2.1 sq mi). Of this area, 32% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 38.8% 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 31.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.4%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 31.7% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

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