Freienstein-Teufen

Geschichte

Freienstein-Teufen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.HistoryFreienstein-Teufen is first mentioned in 890 as Tiuffen. In 1254 it was mentioned as Frigenstein.GeographyFreienstein-Teufen has an area of 8.3km2. Of this area, 39.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).Situated in the lower Tösstal, bordering on the Rhine, it comprises the villages of Freienstein and Teufen. In 1958, the two villages merged into a single municipality.DemographicsFreienstein-Teufen has a population of., 11.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.3%. Most of the population speaks German (90.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Albanian being third ( 1.6%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (17.3%), the SPS (14.8%) and the Green Party (10.5%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 8.8%. In Freienstein-Teufen about 80.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).