District in Switzerland
47°30′N 8°46′E / 47.500°N 8.767°E / 47.500; 8.767
Winterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of 173,053 (as of 31 December 2020). Its capital is the city of Winterthur.
Municipalities
Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:
| Coat of arms
|
Municipality
|
Population
(31 December 2020)[1]
|
Area, km2
|
|
Altikon |
701
|
7.68
|
|
Brütten |
2,063
|
6.67
|
|
Dägerlen |
1,037
|
7.90
|
|
Dättlikon |
797
|
2.87
|
|
Dinhard |
1,741
|
7.15
|
|
Elgg |
4,960
|
15.53
|
|
Ellikon an der Thur |
936
|
4.92
|
|
Elsau |
3,657
|
8.06
|
|
Hagenbuch |
1,095
|
8.17
|
|
Hettlingen |
3,101
|
5.87
|
|
Neftenbach |
5,756
|
14.95
|
|
Pfungen |
3,948
|
4.99
|
|
Rickenbach |
2,796
|
6.03
|
|
Schlatt |
779
|
9.03
|
|
Seuzach |
7,420
|
7.56
|
|
Turbenthal |
4,983
|
25.07
|
|
Wiesendangen |
6,633
|
19.17
|
|
Winterthur |
114,220
|
67.93
|
|
Zell |
6,430
|
12.70
|
| Total
|
|
173,053
|
251.25
|
Mergers
On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bertschikon merged into the municipality of Wiesendangen.[2]
On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.
See also
References
