Dietikon
city in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Dietikon is the fifth largest city of the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, after Zürich, Winterthur, Uster and Dübendorf. It is the capital of the same-named district of Dietikon.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dietikon  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°24′N 8°24′E / 47.400°N 8.400°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Dietikon |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident Otto Müller (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Gemeinderat with 36 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 27,236 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dietiker |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8953 |
| SFOS number | 0243 |
| Surrounded by | Bergdietikon (AG), Geroldswil, Oetwil an der Limmat, Schlieren, Spreitenbach (AG), Unterengstringen, Urdorf, Weiningen |
| Twin towns | Kolín (Czech Republic), Braggio (Switzerland), Renens (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Gallery
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Bremgartenstrasse in Dietikon and St. Agatha Kirche in the background -
Dietikon as seen from Grunschen and Limmattal in the background -
Dietikon train station -
S17 line provided by the Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn -
St. Agatha Kirche
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
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Media related to Dietikon at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website of the city of Dietikon (in German)
- Dietikon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
