Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of

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. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and

Humlikon Humlikon is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Andelfingen (district), Andelfingen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities o ...

merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen.

History

Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as ''Adilinkon''.

Geography

Adlikon has an area of . Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the

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of Dätwil und Niederwil.

Demographics

Adlikon has a population (as of ) of . , 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and English being third ( 0.3%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.9%), the

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(9.7%) and the SPS (8.6%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.2%. In Adlikon about 85.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

Fachhochschule A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...

''). Adlikon has an unemployment rate of 1.62%. , there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 20 people are employed in the

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and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 120 people are employed in the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...

, with 13 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 27-Jul-2009 The historical population is given in the following table: : In 1872

separated from Adlikon, 1850 numbers are without Humlikon.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adlikon Bei Andelfingen Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich