Rafz
municipality in Switzerland
Rafz is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is on the border to Germany.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rafz  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°37′N 8°32′E / 47.617°N 8.533°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Bülach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jürg Sigrist |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,576 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8197 |
| SFOS number | 0067 |
| Surrounded by | Buchberg (SH), Dettighofen (DE-BW), Eglisau, Jestetten (DE-BW), Lottstetten (DE-BW), Rüdlingen (SH), Wil |
| Twin towns | Hetvehely (Hungary) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Gallery
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Church of Rafz -
Municipality house of Rafz -
Timber framing house at Rafz
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "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 Rafz at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in German)
- Rafz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
