Sternenberg

Geschichte

Sternenberg is a former municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.GeographyBefore the merger, Sternenberg had a total area of 8.7km2. Of this area, 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 2.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (1.5%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. 0.9% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.DemographicsSternenberg had a population of 351., 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 51.3% male and 48.7% female. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.4%. Most of the population speaks German, with French being second most common and English being third .In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the CSP and the Green Party .