Dänikon

Geschichte

Dänikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.HistoryDänikon is first mentioned in 1130 as Täninchoven.Until 1843 it was part of the municipality of Dällikon.GeographyDänikon has an area of 2.8km2. Of this area, 53.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located on the left side of the Furttal.DemographicsDänikon has a population of., 23.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.9%. Most of the population speaks German (87.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.6%) and Turkish being third ( 2.2%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.7%), the FDP (9.6%) and the CSP (9.3%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 6.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dänikon about 75.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).