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==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Steinmaur01.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Obersteinmaur church]]
[[File:Steinmaur01.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Obersteinmaur church]]
Steinmaur has an area of {{convert|9.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
Situated in the [[Wehntal]], Steinmaur has an area of {{convert|9.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

Revision as of 00:07, 4 September 2015

Steinmaur
Municipality
Coat of arms of Steinmaur
Coat of arms
Location of Steinmaur
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictDielsdorf
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Elevation
451 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
3,535
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8162
SFOS number0101
ISO 3166 codeCH-ZH
Surrounded byBachs, Dielsdorf, Neerach, Niederglatt, Niederhasli, Oberweningen, Regensberg, Schöfflisdorf
Websitewww.steinmaur.ch
SFSO statistics

Steinmaur is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography

Obersteinmaur church

Situated in the Wehntal, Steinmaur has an area of 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

Demographics

Steinmaur has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,583.[4] As of 2007, 18.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (88.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.9%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13.5%), the FDP (12.1%) and the Green Party (11.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 67.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.4%. In Steinmaur about 76.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Steinmaur has an unemployment rate of 3.01%. As of 2005, there were 151 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 32 businesses involved in this sector. 185 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 36 businesses in this sector. 387 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 84 businesses in this sector.[3]

Transport

Steinmaur is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S5 and S55. Its train station is a 26 minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

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S5 Niederweningen line

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References

  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 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 04-Aug-2009
  4. ^ "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.
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