Affoltern (Zurich)
Affoltern may refer to the following places in Switzerland: *Affoltern am Albis, in the Canton of Zürich *Affoltern im Emmental, in the Canton of Bern *Affoltern (Zürich), part of the city of Zürich *Grossaffoltern Grossaffoltern is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is known for its stork colony. History Grossaffoltern is first mentioned in 1216 as ''Affoltron''. The oldest evidence of human ...

Affoltern Am Albis
Affoltern am Albis (abbreviated as ''Affoltern a.A.''; Swiss German: ''Affoltere'') is a town and a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Affoltern is first mentioned in 1190 as ''Afiltre''. Geography Affoltern has an area of . Of this area, 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 25% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers, or mountains). The municipality is located west of the Albis hills in the moraine landscape around the Reuss. It was created in the 19th century through the merger of Ober- and Unteraffoltern, Zwillikon, and Loo-Fehrenbach. Demographics Affoltern has a population (as of ) of . , 25.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (82.5%), with Italian being second most common (5.0%) and ...
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Affoltern Im Emmental
Affoltern im Emmental is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the districts of Switzerland, district of Trachselwald (district), Trachselwald in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Switzerland. History Affoltern is first mentioned in 1261/63 as ''Affolterra''. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area comes from the Middle Ages. The village church of St. Michael was first mentioned in 1275. It remained a local chapel until 1484 when Teutonic Knights Commandry (feudalism), Commandry of Sumiswald provided funding for a permanent parish priest. In 1528 Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and Affoltern converted. However, the Commandry retained Jus patronatus, patronage rights over the church until 1698. By the 18th century many local farmers were raising cattle for meat and milk in the rolling Emmental hills. In 1764 the cheese exporting company ''Pionierbauern Sommer'' was founded in the municipality. It remained in b ...
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Affoltern (Zürich)
Affoltern is a quarter in district 11 (Zürich), district 11 in Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History and demographics Affoltern was first mentioned in 870 as ''Affaltrahe'', and in the 9th century it was reigned by the St. Gallen Abbey, in the 12th/13th century by the House of Regensberg who built their ancestral seat ''Alt-Regensberg Castle, Altburg'' nearby, followed in 1468 by the city of Zürich as part of the ''Obervogtei Regensberg'' ending in 1798. Affoltern was then after a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into the city Zürich in 1934. As today, Affoltern consists of the former settlements (''Fraktionen'') Ober- und Unter-Affoltern. The quarter has a population of 22'972 (2010) distributed on an area of 6.04 km2, and is separated by the Käferberg from the inner city. Culture The bath/lido Strandbad Katzensee is very popular. Transportation Zürich Affoltern railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich ...
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