Uster

Uster
Uster
	; Coat of arms
	Location of Uster
	Uster Uster
	Coordinates: 47°21′N 8°43′E / 47.350°N 8.717°ECoordinates: 47°21′N 8°43′E / 47.350°N 8.717°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Uster
Government
• Executive	Stadtrat ; with 7 members
• Mayor	Stadtpräsident (list); Martin Bornhauser SPS/PSS; (as of February 2014)
• Parliament	Gemeinderat ; with 36 members
Area
• Total	28.56 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)
• Total	34,715
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Postal code	8610
SFOS number	0198
Localities	Kirchuster, Freudwil, Nänikon, Niederuster, Nossikon, Oberuster, Riedikon, Sulzbach, Wermatswil, Werrikon, Winikon-Gschwader
Surrounded by	Fehraltorf, Gossau, Greifensee, Maur, Mönchaltorf, Pfäffikon, Seegräben, Volketswil
Twin towns	Prenzlau (Germany)
Website	www.uster.ch ; SFSO statistics

Uster is a city and capital of the district of Uster in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

It is the third-largest city in the canton of Zurich. About 30,000 people lived there in 2015. It is one of the twenty largest cities in Switzerland. It is located next to lake Greifensee.

The city of Uster received the Wakker Prize in 2001.

HistoryEdit

In 1099, the House of Rapperswil gave the city St. Andreas Church.

VillagesEdit

Kirchuster, Freudwil, Nänikon, Niederuster, Nossikon, Oberuster, Riedikon, Sulzbach, Wermatswil, Werrikon, Winikon-Gschwader and Uster

GalleryEdit

Uster
Reformed Church of Uster
Riedikon
Uster Castle
Nänikon
Restaurant Krone Nossikon

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^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 websitesEdit

Media related to Uster at Wikimedia Commons

Official website of the city of Uster (in German)
Map of Uster
Uster in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v3-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v3-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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Uster

Coat of arms
Location of Uster
Uster Show map of Switzerland Uster Show map of Canton of Zurich
Coordinates: 47°21′N 8°43′E / 47.350°N 8.717°E / 47.350; 8.717Coordinates: 47°21′N 8°43′E / 47.350°N 8.717°E / 47.350; 8.717
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Uster
Government
• Executive	Stadtrat with 7 members
• Mayor	Stadtpräsident (list) Martin Bornhauser SPS/PSS (as of February 2014)
• Parliament	Gemeinderat with 36 members
Area ^[1]
• Total	28.56 km² (11.03 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)^[2]
• Total	34,715
• Density	1,200/km² (3,100/sq mi)
Postal code	8610
SFOS number	0198
Localities	Kirchuster, Freudwil, Nänikon, Niederuster, Nossikon, Oberuster, Riedikon, Sulzbach, Wermatswil, Werrikon, Winikon-Gschwader
Surrounded by	Fehraltorf, Gossau, Greifensee, Maur, Mönchaltorf, Pfäffikon, Seegräben, Volketswil
Twin towns	Prenzlau (Germany)
Website	www.uster.ch SFSO statistics