Pfäffikon, Zurich
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| Population | 9,920 (December 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 508 /km² (1,315 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 19.54 km² (7.5 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 547 m (1,795 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8330 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0177 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Hans Heinrich Raths | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bäretswil, Bauma, Fehraltorf, Hittnau, Russikon, Seegräben, Uster, Wetzikon, Wildberg | |||||||||
| Website | www.pfaeffikon.ch | |||||||||
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Pfäffikon is a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name.
Pfäffikon is situated in Zürcher Oberland southeast of the city of Zurich and near the Pfäffikersee. The surrounding municipalities are Wetzikon, Bäretswil, Hittnau, Russikon, Fehraltorf, Seegräben und Uster.
[edit] Population
The population of the municipality has grown dramatically in the 20th century.
| Population | |
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| Year | Pop. |
| 1463 | 385 |
| 1634 | 786 |
| 1799 | 2271 |
| 1850 | 2896 |
| 1860 | 3066 |
| 1900 | 2986 |
| 1950 | 4784 |
| 1970 | 7586 |
| 1990 | 9182 |
| 2000 | 9592 |
| 2005 | 9920 |
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Gemeinde Pfäffikon ZH (German)
- Statistics for Gemeinde Pfäffikon ZH
- Bernhard A. Gubler: Pfäffikon (ZH) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2002-10-21.
- Gemeinde Pfäffikon ZH
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