Hochfelden (Zurich)

Geschichte

Hochfelden is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.HistoryHochfelden is first mentioned in 886 as Hofelda.GeographyHochfelden has an area of 6.2km2. Of this area, 43.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located near the Glatt Valley near Bülach. It consists of the village of Hochfelden and the village of Wilenhof.DemographicsHochfelden has a population of., 13.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 23.3%. Most of the population speaks German (88.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.2%) and Italian being third ( 2.4%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.1%), the CSP (11.7%) and the Green Party (6.9%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 7.6%. In Hochfelden about 77.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).