Dübendorf

Dübendorf
Dübendorf
Dübendorf -
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Dübendorf
Canton Zurich
District Uster
47°25′N 8°37′E / 47.417°N 8.617°E / 47.417; 8.617Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°37′E / 47.417°N 8.617°E / 47.417; 8.617
Population 24,882 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density 1,828 /km2 (4,735 /sq mi)
Area  13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation 440 m (1,444 ft)
Postal code 8600
SFOS number 0191
Mayor Lothar Ziörjen
Localities Dübendorf, Dübelstein, Geeren, Gfenn, Gockhausen, Hermikon, Stettbach
Surrounded by Dietlikon, Fällanden, Schwerzenbach, Volketswil, Wallisellen, Wangen-Brüttisellen, Zurich
Website www.duebendorf.ch
SFSO statistics
Dübendorf is located in Switzerland
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Dübendorf
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Stadthaus, city administration and town hall
Protestant church
Roman Catholic church
Helsana administration building in Stettbach quarter

Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

It is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 23,000 (2007). It is the fourth largest city in the canton, after Zürich, Winterthur, and Uster.

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History

Dübelstein castle, the so-called Waldmannsburg (1489)
Glatt river in Dübendorf

Dübendorf is first mentioned in 946 as Tuobilindorf.[2] On the northeastern side of the Adlisberg the ruins of the Dübelstein castle are situated; from 1487 to 1489 the home of Hans Waldmann, former mayor of the city of Zürich.

Geography

Dübendorf has an area of 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi). Of this area, 37.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 41.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3] In 1996 housing and buildings made up 29.6% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (12.3%).[4] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1% of the area. As of 2007 40.1% of

The city is situated roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) north east of Zürich. It is bisected by the Glatt river which runs from the Greifensee (Lake Greifen) which lies directly to the southeast. Dübendorf is located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal). Dübendorf is located on the northern side of the Adlisberg, as well, on a terrace on the northern side of the city of Zurich the hamlets Gockhausen and Geeren.

Demographics

Dübendorf has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 24,882.[1] As of 2007, 28.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 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 10.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (81.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (17.5%), the SPS (16.1%) and the FDP (10.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 67.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dübendorf about 73.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3] There are 10,786 households in Dübendorf.[4]

As of 2008 there were 7733 Catholics and 7553 Protestants in Dübendorf. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the census, 39.2% were some type of Protestant, with 37.1% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 2.1% belonging to other Protestant churches. 33.6% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 6% were Muslim, 9.4% belonged to another religion (not listed), 4.6% did not give a religion, and 12.4% were atheist or agnostic.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[2]

year population
1467 c. 225
1634 553
1710 1,031
1850 2,018
1900 2,544
1950 6,750
1970 19,639
2000 22,216
2009 24,068

Industry

Dübendorf is the home of two research institutions that are part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology domain (ETH-Bereich):

Empa
Empa is a materials science and technology research institution with 5 programs: Nanotechnology, Adaptive Materials Systems, The Healthy Human, Materials for Energy Technology and Technosphere - Atmosphere.
Eawag
Eawag is the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. There are a variety of topics researched at Eawag: Applied Aquatic Ecology, Chemical Pollutants, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Toxicology, Fish Ecology and Evolution, Limnology, Surface Waters, Systems Analysis/Integrated Assessment and Modeling, Urban Water Management, Water and Agriculture, Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (SANDEC), and Water Resources and Drinking Water.

Givaudan, producer of flavors and fragrances, has a part of its R&D department located in Dübendorf. Hewlett Packard's main Switzerland office is in Dübendorf.[5]

Dübendorf has an unemployment rate of 3.09%. As of 2005, there were 196 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 31 businesses involved in this sector. 2410 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 234 businesses in this sector. 11663 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 897 businesses in this sector.[3] As of 2007 76.1% of the working population were employed full-time, and 23.9% were employed part-time.[4]

Places of interest

Bahnhofstrasse and inner city as seen from Dübendorf train station
Obere Mühle, the cultural centre of Dübendorf
The bell machine, standing in the center of Dübendorf. This machine was previously used in the old town church bell tower (1870-1968). After the church was moved to another place, the bell machine was left in the same location under the cover. Its four bells (350 kg, d-flat", 700 kg, a-flat', 1100 kg, a' and 2200 kg, d-flat') are still in use.

The town of Dübendorf is quite small, and it is easy to get around on foot. Traversal from one side of the city to the other can be done within a half hour of casual walking. Apart the city center and the river, an interesting place to visit is the museum of military aviation, storing not just various military planes, but also interesting demonstration material (for instance, how the helicopter steering systems are arranged) and three of the last original Junkers Ju-52 oldtimer airplanes in flying condition, which can be booked for sightseeing trips.

Transport

Dübendorf is served by both rail and bus links with the Zurich center (10 min), Winterthur (via Stettbach, 20 min) and other places in the canton of Zurich. Dübendorf train station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S9 and S14. Its train station is a 13 minute (S9) ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Stettbach is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the lines S3, S9 and S12.

The military airport hosts one of the Rega bases. It currently is no longer used as the base of military jets.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (German) accessed 29 March 2011
  2. ^ a b Dübendorf in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. ^ a b c Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Aug-2009
  4. ^ a b c d Statistics Zurich (German) accessed 4 August 2009
  5. ^ Hewlett-Packard (Schweiz) GmbH

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