Elgg
municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland
Elgg is a municipality of the district Winterthur in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Elgg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Elgg  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°29′N 8°52′E / 47.483°N 8.867°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Winterthur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christoph Ziegler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Highest elevation (above Heurütiweiher) | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,903 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8353 |
| SFOS number | 0294 |
| Surrounded by | Aadorf (TG), Bertschikon bei Attikon, Elsau, Hagenbuch, Hofstetten |
| Twin towns | Wenigzell (Austria), Mafi Kumase (Ghana) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2018, the former municipality of Hofstetten bei Elgg merged into the municipality of Elgg.
Gallery
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Elgg -
Timber framing house at Elgg -
Catholic church of Elgg
References
change- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
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Media related to Elgg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in German)
- Elgg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
