Schwamendingen is a district in the Swiss

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....

 city of 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...

. It is district number 12.

The district comprises the quarters Schwamendingen Mitte

Schwamendingen Mitte

Schwamendingen Mitte is a quarter in the district 12 in Zurich, located in the Glatt Valley .Schwamendingen and Oerlikon become independent municipalities in 1872. These are incorporated into the city of Zurich in 1934, together with Seebach, Affoltern, Witikon, Höngg, Altstetten and Albisrieden...

, Saatlen

Saatlen

Saatlen is a quarter in the district 12 of Zurich, located in the Glatt Valley .It was formerly a part of Schwamendingen municipality, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1934....

 and Hirzenbach

Hirzenbach

Hirzenbach is a quarter in the district 12 of Zurich, located in the Glatt Valley .It was formerly a part of Schwamendingen municipality, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1934....

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Schwamendingen was an Alemannic settlement, named after one Swuamund, archaeologically attested from the 5th century. The settlement was given to the Grossmünster

Grossmünster

The Grossmünster is a Romanesque-style church in Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the three major churches in the city . The core of the present building near the banks of the Limmat River was constructed on the site of a Carolingian church, which was, according to legend, originally commissioned...

 in the 9th century after the death of its last Alemannic owner, Picho son of Ertilo. The settlement is recorded as consisting of ten houses in 915. The Grossmünster presents the village with a church bell in 1461. During the Swiss Reformation, the first Protestant pastor in Schwammendingen, Hans Schmid, takes office in 1526. Schwamendingen and Oerlikon become independent municipalities in 1872. These are incorporated into the city of Zurich in 1934, together with Seebach

Seebach

-Places:*Seebach, Baden-Württemberg: a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany*Seebach, Thuringia: a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district in Thuringia in Germany*Seebach, Bas-Rhin: a municipality in the Département Bas-Rhin in France...

, Affoltern

Affoltern

There are communities in Switzerland named Affoltern:*Affoltern am Albis, in the Canton of Zürich*Affoltern im Emmental, in the Canton of BernIn 1934 another community, called Affoltern bei Zürich, merged with the city of Zürich: Affoltern...

, Witikon

Witikon

Witikon is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The quarter has a population of 9,864 distributed on an area of 4.93 km²....

, Höngg

Höngg

Zürich is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934.The quarter has a population of 21,186 distributed on an area of 6.98 km²....

, Altstetten

Altstetten

Altstetten may refer to:*Altstetten, Erdweg, Bavaria, Germany*Altstetten, Rennertshofen, Bavaria, Germany*Altstetten , Canton of Zürich, SwitzerlandSee also Altstätten....

 and Albisrieden

Albisrieden

Albisrieden is a quarter in the district 9 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1934.The quarter has a population of 17,226 distributed on an area of 4.6 km².-References:...

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