Fehraltorf

Geschichte

Fehraltorf is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.HistoryFehraltorf is first mentioned between 1265-87 as Rueggesaltorf and also as Altorf de Chiburg. Around 1670 it was mentioned as Rüeggis-Altdorff and as Feer-Altdorff.GeographyFehraltorf has an area of 9.5km2. Of this area, 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 10.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (5.6%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.7% of the area. 13.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.It is located in the upper Kempt valley and includes the village of Fehraltorf and a portion of the hamlet of Mesikon.DemographicsFehraltorf has a population of., 15.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 15.1%. Most of the population speaks German (88.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.6%) and Albanian being third ( 1.9%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (15.2%), the FDP (14.2%) and the CSP (10.2%).