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| canton = Zürich
| languages = German
| iso-code-region = CH-ZH
| canton = Zurich
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| postal_code = 8303
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| municipality_code = 0052
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| area = 9.02
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| neighboring_municipalities= [[Dietlikon]], [[Kloten]], [[Lindau, Switzerland|Lindau]], [[Nürensdorf]], [[Wangen-Brüttisellen]]
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Dietlikon]], [[Kloten]], [[Lindau, Switzerland|Lindau]], [[Nürensdorf]], [[Wangen-Brüttisellen]]
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'''Bassersdorf''' ({{langx|de|Baßersdorf}}, [[High Alemannic German|High Alemannic]]: ''Baserschtoorff'') is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Zürich (canton)|Zürich]], located in the district of [[Bülach (district)|Bülach]], and belongs to the [[Glatt Valley]] (German: ''Glattal'').
[[File:Karte Gemeinde Bassersdorf 2007.png|thumb|Bassersdorf]]

'''Bassersdorf''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Zurich (canton)|Zurich]], located in the district of [[Bülach (district)|Bülach]], and belongs to the [[Glatt Valley]] (German: ''Glattal'').


== History ==
== History ==
The name, mentionend in 1155 as ''Bazzelstorf'' and maybe yet in the early 11th century as ''Basselstorff''<ref name=HDS/>, is a [[Compound (linguistics)|compound]] consisting of ''dorf'', a widespread constituent in [[Alemannic German|alemannic]] [[placename]]s meaning ‚hamlet, farm, village, estate‘, and the [[genitive]] form of an [[anthroponym]], probably [[Old High German|OHG]] ''*Bazzilo'' (or its feminine ''Bacila'', documented in the [[Abbey of St. Gall]]).<ref name=ks>Andres Kristol, ''Bassersdorf ZH (Bülach)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS|LSG)'', Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, ISBN 3-7193-1308-5 and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-601-03336-3, p.&nbsp;126.</ref> The [[Alemanni]]c settlement dates to the 8th or 9th century. Due to its position halfway between the towns of [[Zurich]] and [[Winterthur]], the village gained some importance as a relay during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The name, mentioned in 1155 as ''Bazzelstorf'' and maybe yet in the early 11th century as ''Basselstorff'',<ref name=HDS/> is a [[Compound (linguistics)|compound]] consisting of ''dorf'', a widespread constituent in [[Alemannic German|alemannic]] [[placename]]s meaning ‚hamlet, farm, village, estate‘, and the [[genitive]] form of an [[anthroponym]], probably [[Old High German|OHG]] ''*Bazzilo'' (or its feminine ''Bacila'', documented in the [[Abbey of St. Gall]]).<ref name=ks>Andres Kristol, ''Bassersdorf ZH (Bülach)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS|LSG)'', Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, {{ISBN|3-7193-1308-5}} and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, {{ISBN|2-601-03336-3}}, p.&nbsp;126.</ref> The [[Alemanni]]c settlement dates to the 8th or 9th century. Due to its position halfway between the towns of [[Zürich]] and [[Winterthur]], the village gained some importance as a relay during the 18th and 19th centuries.


Under the [[Helvetic Republic]] (1798–1803), it was the district capital.
Under the [[Helvetic Republic]] (1798–1803), it was the district capital.

In 2001, [[Crossair Flight 3597]] crashed into the ground at Bassersdorf while on approach to land at [[Zurich Airport]]. Twenty-four of the thirty-three people on board were killed, including American singer [[Melanie Thornton]] (the former lead singer of German group [[La Bouche]]) and two of the three members of the German group [[Passion Fruit (group)|Passion Fruit]].<ref name="bfu_12">[http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1793_e.pdf Final Report No. 1793 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau concerning the accident to the aircraft AVRO 146-RJ100, HB-IXM, operated by Crossair under flight number CRX 3597, on 24 November 2001 near Bassersdorf/ZH] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209221932/http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1793_e.pdf |date=9 February 2012 }} pg. 12</ref> The investigation concluded that the accident was a [[controlled flight into terrain]] (CFIT) caused by a series of [[pilot error]]s and navigation mistakes that led the plane off-course. This course deviation caused the plane to crash into a hilltop, {{convert|4.05|km|abbr=on}} short of and {{convert|150|m|abbr=on}} north of its assigned landing strip, runway 28.<ref name="bfu_11">[http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1793_e.pdf Final Report No. 1793 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau concerning the accident to the aircraft AVRO 146-RJ100, HB-IXM, operated by Crossair under flight number CRX 3597, on 24 November 2001 near Bassersdorf/ZH] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209221932/http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1793_e.pdf |date=9 February 2012 }} pg. 11</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Bassersdorf has an area of {{km2 to mi2|9|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 42.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
Bassersdorf has an area of {{convert|9|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. Of this area, 42.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>


The municipality is located on the edge of the mid-[[Glatt Valley]]. Since 1931, the village of Baltenswil has been part of the municipality.
The municipality is located on the edge of the mid-[[Glatt Valley]]. Since 1931, the village of Baltenswil has been part of the municipality.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
Bassersdorf has a population ({{as of|2007|lc=on}}) of 10,514, of which 21.2% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 50.5%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (85.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.8%) and Serbo-croatian being third ( 1.7%).
Bassersdorf has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-ZH}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-ZH|0052}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZH}} {{as of|2007}}, 21.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 50.5%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (85.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.7%).


In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 37.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (19.6%), the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (12.4%) and the [[Christian Social Party (Switzerland)|CSP]] (10.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 37.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (19.6%), the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (12.4%) and the [[Christian Social Party (Switzerland)|CSP]] (10.3%).


The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 23.4% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 65.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bassersdorf about 75.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 29-Jul-2009</ref>
The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.4%. In Bassersdorf about 75.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=January 5, 2016 }} accessed 29-Jul-2009</ref>
The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|40|Bassersdorf}}</ref>
The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|40|Bassersdorf}}</ref>
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== Economy ==
== Economy ==
[[Compaq]] at one point operated its Switzerland offices in Bassersdorf.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19961225072801/www.compaq.com/corporate/overview/world_offices.html</ref>
[[Compaq]] at one point operated its Switzerland offices in Bassersdorf.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.compaq.com/corporate/overview/world_offices.html |title=Compaq Offices Worldwide |accessdate=2008-09-06 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961225072801/http://www.compaq.com/corporate/overview/world_offices.html |archivedate=December 25, 1996 }}</ref>


Bassersdorf has an unemployment rate of 3.46%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 53 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 617 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 67 businesses in this sector. 2380 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 267 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
Bassersdorf has an unemployment rate of 3.46%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 53 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 617 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 67 businesses in this sector. 2380 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 267 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>


== Transportation ==
== Transportation ==
Bassersdorf is a stop of the [[S-Bahn Zürich]] on the line [[S2 (ZVV)|S2]].
[[Bassersdorf railway station]] is a stop of the [[S-Bahn Zürich]] on the lines [[S24 (ZVV)|S24]] and [[S7 (ZVV)|S7]]. Bassersdorf is also served by the bus lines 765, 766, 769, which are operated by the [[Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal|VBG]] and the bus line 660, which is operated by the [[Stadtbus Winterthur]].

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland}}
Bassersdorf is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Aigle]], Switzerland


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:ETH-BIB-Bassersdorf, Nürensdorf-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-002592.tif|Aerial view by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1920)
File:BassersdorfII.jpg|View over Bassersdorf
File:Kirche Bassersdorf.jpg|[[Saint John|St. Johannis]] Church
File:Kirche Bassersdorf.jpg|St. Johannis Church
File:Alter Bahnhof Bassersdorf.jpg|Former train-station (relocated in 1980)
File:Alter Bahnhof Bassersdorf.jpg|Former train-station (relocated in 1980, destroyed in 2015)
File:Sagi Bassersdorf.jpg|Sawmill in the Wisental
File:Sagi Bassersdorf.jpg|Sawmill in the Wisental
</gallery>
</gallery>

== Notable people ==

* [[Elsie Attenhofer]] (1909 - 1999 in Bassersdorf) a Swiss cabaret artiste, actress, writer and performer of monologues <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041010/ IMDb Database] retrieved 13 February 2019</ref>
* [[Roy Gelmi]] (born 1995 in Bassersdorf) a Swiss footballer who plays for [[VVV-Venlo]]


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Bassersdorf}}
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* [http://www.bassersdorf.ch/ Official website] {{de icon}}
* {{Official website|http://www.bassersdorf.ch/}}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|de}}
* {{HDS|40}}
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* [http://www.zuol.ch/gemeinden/details.asp?Gemeinde=Bassersdorf Statistics] {{de icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175024/http://www.zuol.ch/gemeinden/details.asp?Gemeinde=Bassersdorf Statistics] {{in lang|de}}


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{{Municipalities of the district of Bülach}}


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Bassersdorf
Flag of Bassersdorf
Coat of arms of Bassersdorf
Location of Bassersdorf
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Bassersdorf is located in Switzerland
Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf is located in Canton of Zürich
Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf
Coordinates: 47°27′N 8°38′E / 47.450°N 8.633°E / 47.450; 8.633
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZürich
DistrictBülach
Area
 • Total
9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
11,685
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8303
SFOS number0052
ISO 3166 codeCH-ZH
Surrounded byDietlikon, Kloten, Lindau, Nürensdorf, Wangen-Brüttisellen
Twin townsAigle (Switzerland)
Websitewww.bassersdorf.ch
SFSO statistics

Bassersdorf (German: Baßersdorf, High Alemannic: Baserschtoorff) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zürich, located in the district of Bülach, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal).

History

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The name, mentioned in 1155 as Bazzelstorf and maybe yet in the early 11th century as Basselstorff,[3] is a compound consisting of dorf, a widespread constituent in alemannic placenames meaning ‚hamlet, farm, village, estate‘, and the genitive form of an anthroponym, probably OHG *Bazzilo (or its feminine Bacila, documented in the Abbey of St. Gall).[4] The Alemannic settlement dates to the 8th or 9th century. Due to its position halfway between the towns of Zürich and Winterthur, the village gained some importance as a relay during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Under the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803), it was the district capital.

In 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashed into the ground at Bassersdorf while on approach to land at Zurich Airport. Twenty-four of the thirty-three people on board were killed, including American singer Melanie Thornton (the former lead singer of German group La Bouche) and two of the three members of the German group Passion Fruit.[5] The investigation concluded that the accident was a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) caused by a series of pilot errors and navigation mistakes that led the plane off-course. This course deviation caused the plane to crash into a hilltop, 4.05 km (2.52 mi) short of and 150 m (490 ft) north of its assigned landing strip, runway 28.[6]

Geography

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Bassersdorf has an area of 9 square kilometers (3.5 sq mi). Of this area, 42.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[7]

The municipality is located on the edge of the mid-Glatt Valley. Since 1931, the village of Baltenswil has been part of the municipality.

Demographics

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Bassersdorf has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 11,924.[8] As of 2007, 21.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 50.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (85.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.7%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.6%), the FDP (12.4%) and the CSP (10.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.4%. In Bassersdorf about 75.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[7] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1420 39 Households
1634 310
1710 718
1836 825
1850 959
1900 1,092
1950 2,143
1970 5,590
2000 7,515
2022 12,052

Economy

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Compaq at one point operated its Switzerland offices in Bassersdorf.[9]

Bassersdorf has an unemployment rate of 3.46%. As of 2005, there were 53 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 617 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 67 businesses in this sector. 2380 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 267 businesses in this sector.[7]

Transportation

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Bassersdorf railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the lines S24 and S7. Bassersdorf is also served by the bus lines 765, 766, 769, which are operated by the VBG and the bus line 660, which is operated by the Stadtbus Winterthur.

Twin towns – sister cities

[edit]

Bassersdorf is twinned with:

[edit]

Notable people

[edit]
  • Elsie Attenhofer (1909 - 1999 in Bassersdorf) a Swiss cabaret artiste, actress, writer and performer of monologues [10]
  • Roy Gelmi (born 1995 in Bassersdorf) a Swiss footballer who plays for VVV-Venlo

Sources

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b Bassersdorf in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ Andres Kristol, Bassersdorf ZH (Bülach) in: Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS|LSG), Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, ISBN 3-7193-1308-5 and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-601-03336-3, p. 126.
  5. ^ Final Report No. 1793 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau concerning the accident to the aircraft AVRO 146-RJ100, HB-IXM, operated by Crossair under flight number CRX 3597, on 24 November 2001 near Bassersdorf/ZH Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine pg. 12
  6. ^ Final Report No. 1793 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau concerning the accident to the aircraft AVRO 146-RJ100, HB-IXM, operated by Crossair under flight number CRX 3597, on 24 November 2001 near Bassersdorf/ZH Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine pg. 11
  7. ^ a b c Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 29-Jul-2009
  8. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Compaq Offices Worldwide". Archived from the original on December 25, 1996. Retrieved 2008-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 13 February 2019
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