Adlikon bei Andelfingen
Country Switzerland Canton Zurich District Andelfingen 47°35′N 8°42′E / 47.583°N 8.7°E / 47.583; 8.7Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°42′E / 47.583°N 8.7°E / 47.583; 8.7
Population	568 (December 2007[update])
- Density	85 /km2 (219 /sq mi)
Area	6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Elevation	448 m (1,470 ft)
Postal code	8452
SFOS number	0021
Surrounded by	Andelfingen, Dägerlen, Humlikon, Ossingen, Thalheim an der Thur
Website	www.adlikon.ch SFSO statistics
Adlikon bei Andelfingen

Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as Adilinkon.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Adlikon has an area of 6.6 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[2]

The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the hamlets of Dätwil und Niederwil.

[edit] Demographics

Adlikon has a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 568, of which 3.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and English being third ( 0.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.9%), the Green Party (9.7%) and the SPS (8.6%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 29.5% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Adlikon about 85.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Adlikon has an unemployment rate of 1.62%. As of 2005^[update], there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 20 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 120 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.^[2] The historical population is given in the following table:^[1]

year	population
1467	46 adults
1470	27
1634	253
1850	569a
1900	432
1950	394
2000	587

^a  In 1872 Humlikon separated from Adlikon, 1850 numbers are without Humlikon.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Adlikon

• Official website (German)
• Adlikon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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