Bülach
Municipality in Zürich, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bülach (Alemannic German pronunciation: [ˈbylɑχ]) is a historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zürich. It is the administrative capital of Bülach district. It is situated in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal) to the east of the small river Glatt and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the High Rhine and about 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the Zurich Airport.
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Bülach | |
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Coordinates: 47°31′N 8°32′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Zürich |
District | Bülach |
Government | |
• Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
• Mayor | Stadtpräsident Mark Eberli EVP (Evangelische Volkspartei) |
• Parliament | Gemeinderat with 28 members |
Area | |
• Total | 16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi) |
Elevation (Kreisel Marktgasse) | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 20,443 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Demonym | German: Bülacher(in) or Büler(in) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 8180 |
SFOS number | 0053 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
Localities | Nussbaumen, Eschenmosen, Wisli, |
Surrounded by | Bachenbülach, Eglisau, Embrach, Glattfelden, Hochfelden, Höri, Rorbas, Winkel |
Twin towns | Santeramo in Colle (Italy) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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The official language of Bülach is Swiss Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.