Winterthur District

47°30′N 8°46′E Winterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of 173,053 (as of 31 December 2020). Its capital is the city of Winterthur.

Winterthur District Bezirk Winterthur
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zürich
Capital	Winterthur
Area
• Total	251.25 km2 (97.01 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)
• Total	173,053
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	19

Municipalities

Winterthur District contains a total of 19 municipalities:

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)[1]	Area, km2
	Altikon	701	7.68
	Brütten	2,063	6.67
	Dägerlen	1,037	7.90
	Dättlikon	797	2.87
	Dinhard	1,741	7.15
	Elgg	4,960	15.53
	Ellikon an der Thur	936	4.92
	Elsau	3,657	8.06
	Hagenbuch	1,095	8.17
	Hettlingen	3,101	5.87
	Neftenbach	5,756	14.95
	Pfungen	3,948	4.99
	Rickenbach	2,796	6.03
	Schlatt	779	9.03
	Seuzach	7,420	7.56
	Turbenthal	4,983	25.07
	Wiesendangen	6,633	19.17
	Winterthur	114,220	67.93
	Zell	6,430	12.70
Total		173,053	251.25

Mergers

On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bertschikon merged into the municipality of Wiesendangen.^[2]

On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.

See also

• Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

References

1. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
2. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014