Affoltern (Zürich)
Encyclopedia
Affoltern is a quarter in the district 11
in Zurich
, located in the Glatt Valley
(German: Glattal).
, followed in 1468 by the city of Zurich as part of the Obervogtei Regensberg ending in 1798. Affoltern was then after a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into the city Zurich in 1934. As today, Affoltern consists of the former settlements (Fraktionen) Ober- und Unter-Affoltern.
The quarter has a population of 18,733 distributed on an area of 6.04 km², and is separated by the Käferberg
from the inner city.
is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S6
.
District 11 (Zürich)
District 11 is a district east of the old town in the Swiss city of Zurich.The district comprises the quarters Affoltern, Oerlikon and Seebach. All entities were formerly municipalities of their own, but were incorporated into Zurich in 1934....
in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, located in the Glatt Valley
Glatt Valley
The Glatt Valley is a region and a river valley in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- Geography :The River Glatt is a tributary of the River Rhine in the Zürcher Unterland area of the Canton of Zurich...
(German: Glattal).
History and demographics
Affoltern was first mentioned in 870 as Affaltrahe, and in the 9th century it was reigned by the St. Gallen Abbey, in the 12th/13th century by the Dukes of RegensbergRegensberg
Regensberg is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is located just to the west of Dielsdorf, on a ridge of the Lägern .-History:...
, followed in 1468 by the city of Zurich as part of the Obervogtei Regensberg ending in 1798. Affoltern was then after a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into the city Zurich in 1934. As today, Affoltern consists of the former settlements (Fraktionen) Ober- und Unter-Affoltern.
The quarter has a population of 18,733 distributed on an area of 6.04 km², and is separated by the Käferberg
Käferberg
Käferberg and Waidberg are the summits of a wooded mountain respectively chain of hills overlooking the inner city of Zurich, Lake Zurich, Albis chain and Uetliberg, as well as the Limmat Valley and the Zürcher Unterland in Switzerland....
from the inner city.
Transportation
Zürich Affoltern railway stationZürich Affoltern railway station
Zürich Affoltern is a railway station in the Affoltern quarter of the Swiss city of Zurich. It is located on the Furttal railway line and is served by line S6 of the Zürich S-Bahn.- References :...
is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S6
S6 (ZVV)
The S6 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Aargau.- Route :...
.