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Nürensdorf

Field	Value
subject_name	Nürensdorf
municipality_type	municipality
image_photo	HaldenBirchwylI.jpg
imagepath_coa	CHE Nürensdorf COA.svg
imagepath_flag	CHE Nürensdorf Flag.svg
canton	Zurich
iso-code-region	CH-ZH
district	Bülach
coordinates
postal_code	8309
municipality_code	0064
area	10.09
elevation	502	elevation_description=
population		populationof =
website	www.nuerensdorf.ch
mayor		mayor_asof=	mayor_party=
mayor_title		list_of_mayors =
neighboring_municipalities	Bassersdorf, Brütten, Kloten, Lindau, Oberembrach

| iso-code-region = CH-ZH |}}

Nürensdorf () is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Nürensdorf is first mentioned around 1150 as Noelistorf. In 1277 it was mentioned as Nueristorf.

Geography

Nürensdorf school and Chappel of St. Oswald

Nürensdorf has an area of 10.1 km2. Of this area, 48.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (19.2%) is settled.

The municipality is located on the south west edge of the Brütten plateau. The main village is Nürensdorf, a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) which was a Straßendorf (Linear village) until about 1700. The municipality also includes the town sections of Birchwil (first mentioned around 1155 as Byrchenwilare), Breite and Oberwil, the hamlets of Hakab, Breitenloo, Chlihus and until 1931 Baltenswil (now part of Bassersdorf). Additionally, since 1869, the village of Breitehof has been part of the municipality.

Demographics

Nürensdorf has a population (as of ) of . , 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.6%), with Italian being second most common (2.2%) and French being third (1.2%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (15.3%), the SPS (11.8%) and the CSP (9.5%).

The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 66.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.3%. In Nürensdorf about 83.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Nürensdorf has an unemployment rate of 1.75%. , there were 68 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 327 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 42 businesses in this sector. 452 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 111 businesses in this sector.

| 1467| 145 | 1634| 409 | 1799| 832 | 1850| 1,114 | 1900| 1,068 | 1950 | 777 | 1960| 906 | 1970| 2,012 | 2000| 4,475 | 2022| 5,698

References

[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 30-Jul-2009
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