Volketswil

municipality in Switzerland

Volketswil is a municipality of the district of Uster in the Swiss canton of Zurich.

Volketswil
Coat of arms of Volketswil
Location of Volketswil
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Volketswil is located in Switzerland
Volketswil
Volketswil
Volketswil is located in Canton of Zurich
Volketswil
Volketswil
Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°42′E / 47.383°N 8.700°E / 47.383; 8.700
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictUster
Government
 • MayorJean-Philippe Pinto CVP/PDC
Area
 • Total14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total18,663
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8604
SFOS number0199
LocalitiesVolketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil
Surrounded byDübendorf, Fehraltorf, Greifensee, Illnau-Effretikon, Lindau, Schwerzenbach, Uster, Wangen-Brüttisellen
Twin townsGadmen (Switzerland)
Websitewww.volketswil.ch
SFSO statistics
Schwerzenbach and Volketswil as seen from Loorenkopf tower on Adlisberg

Villages change

Volketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil.

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

Other websites change

  Media related to Volketswil at Wikimedia Commons