Mettmenstetten
Encyclopedia
Mettmenstetten is a village
in the district of Affoltern
in the canton
of Zürich in Switzerland
.
Mettmenstetten is first mentioned in 1116 as Metemunstat. It is mentioned as Mettmonstetten in 1240 and as Metamonstetten or Methemonstettin in 1255.
It is located about 11 minutes driving distance from the City of Zug, between Zug and Affoltern.
The municipality includes the village of Mettmenstetten, with the two core sections of Ober- and Untermettmenstetten as well as the other sections; Dachlissen, Eigi, Grossholz, Herferswil, Hübscheren, Rossau and Wissenbach. It is located an elevation of 460 m (1,509.2 ft).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 35.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(18%), the CSP
(12.2%) and the FDP
(11.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.7%. In Mettmenstetten about 83.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Mettmenstetten has an unemployment rate of 1.3%. , there were 154 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 54 businesses involved in this sector. 461 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 45 businesses in this sector. 599 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 105 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
on the line S9
. Its train station is a 36 minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. It is only 10 minutes driving-distance to A4 highway that connects Zürich with Luzern.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Affoltern
Affoltern (district)
Affoltern District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the city of Affoltern am Albis.- Municipalities :...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Zürich in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Origin of the name
The town took its name from being "In the middle". It was listed as being in the middle of two other locations (the exact identity of the locations have been lost in time). Additionally, people used to overnight at Mettmenstetten when they were traveling between Zurich and Luzern, as this town is about in the middle of the route.Mettmenstetten is first mentioned in 1116 as Metemunstat. It is mentioned as Mettmonstetten in 1240 and as Metamonstetten or Methemonstettin in 1255.
Geography
Mettmenstetten has an area of 13.1 km² (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).It is located about 11 minutes driving distance from the City of Zug, between Zug and Affoltern.
The municipality includes the village of Mettmenstetten, with the two core sections of Ober- and Untermettmenstetten as well as the other sections; Dachlissen, Eigi, Grossholz, Herferswil, Hübscheren, Rossau and Wissenbach. It is located an elevation of 460 m (1,509.2 ft).
Demographics
Mettmenstetten has a population (as of ) of . , 10.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18%. Most of the population speaks German (92.8%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.7%) and Italian being third ( 1.6%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 35.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(18%), the CSP
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
The Christian Social Party is a political party in Switzerland. The CSP is more social democratic than the CVP. With the moderate Christian left as its background, the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions...
(12.2%) and the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(11.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.7%. In Mettmenstetten about 83.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Mettmenstetten has an unemployment rate of 1.3%. , there were 154 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 54 businesses involved in this sector. 461 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 45 businesses in this sector. 599 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 105 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1836 | 1,405 |
| 1850 | 1,450 |
| 1900 | 1,396 |
| 1950 | 1,710 |
| 2000 | 3,724 |
Education
The city offers daycare, kindergarten, primary and secondary school. There are 90 kids in the kindergarten, 310 in the primary school and 213 in the secondary school.Transport
Mettmenstetten is a stop of the Zürich S-BahnZürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighboring cantons The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been...
on the line S9
S9 (ZVV)
The S9 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 Zug.- Route :...
. Its train station is a 36 minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. It is only 10 minutes driving-distance to A4 highway that connects Zürich with Luzern.