Fehraltorf
Encyclopedia
Fehraltorf is a municipality
in the district of Pfäffikon
in the canton
of Zürich in Switzerland
.
It is located in the upper Kempt valley and includes the village of Fehraltorf and a portion of the hamlet
of Mesikon.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 39.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(15.2%), the FDP
(14.2%) and the CSP
(10.2%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 66.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 7.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fehraltorf about 79.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
). There are 1916 households in Fehraltorf.
Fehraltorf has an unemployment rate of 2.58%. , there were 153 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 31 businesses involved in this sector. 884 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 78 businesses in this sector. 1472 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 192 businesses in this sector. 71.8% of the working population were employed full-time, and 28.2% were employed part-time.
there were 1433 Catholics
and 2414 Protestants
in Fehraltorf. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 50.1% were some type of Protestant, with 47.2% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church
and 2.8% belonging to other Protestant churches. 29.4% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 5.2% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.8% did not give a religion, and 11.8% were atheist or agnostic.
The historical population is given in the following table:
. There is also an airport in the town.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Pfäffikon
Pfäffikon (district)
Pfäffikon District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Pfäffikon.- Municipalities :Pfäffikon contains a total of twelve municipalities:...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Zürich in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
Fehraltorf is first mentioned between 1265-87 as Rueggesaltorf and also as Altorf de Chiburg. Around 1670 it was mentioned as Rüeggis-Altdorff and as Feer-Altdorff.Geography
Fehraltorf has an area of 9.5 km² (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 10.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (5.6%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.7% of the area. 13.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.It is located in the upper Kempt valley and includes the village of Fehraltorf and a portion of the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Mesikon.
Demographics
Fehraltorf has a population (as of ) of . , 15.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 15.1%. Most of the population speaks German (88.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.6%) and Albanian being third ( 1.9%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 39.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(15.2%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(14.2%) and the CSP
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
The Christian Social Party is a political party in Switzerland. The CSP is more social democratic than the CVP. With the moderate Christian left as its background, the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions...
(10.2%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 66.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 7.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fehraltorf about 79.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). There are 1916 households in Fehraltorf.
Fehraltorf has an unemployment rate of 2.58%. , there were 153 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 31 businesses involved in this sector. 884 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 78 businesses in this sector. 1472 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 192 businesses in this sector. 71.8% of the working population were employed full-time, and 28.2% were employed part-time.
there were 1433 Catholics
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
and 2414 Protestants
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
in Fehraltorf. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 50.1% were some type of Protestant, with 47.2% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church
Swiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
and 2.8% belonging to other Protestant churches. 29.4% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 5.2% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.8% did not give a religion, and 11.8% were atheist or agnostic.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1467 | c. 190 |
| 1634 | 341 |
| 1733 | 800 |
| 1850 | 1,014 |
| 1860 | 1,081 |
| 1900 | 938 |
| 1910 | 910 |
| 1950 | 1,136 |
| 1980 | 2,486 |
| 2000 | 4,687 |
Transportation
Fehraltorf is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S3S3 (ZVV)
The S3 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Aargau.- Route :...
. There is also an airport in the town.