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Affoltern is a quarter in the district 11 in Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'').
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 '' 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.
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Quartierverein Affoltern
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Affoltern (Zurich) District 11 of Zürich Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich
Affoltern is a quarter in the 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 '' 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/lidoStrandbad Katzensee
Seebad Katzensee (''Strandbad'' is commonly used, while ''Seebad'' is the "official" name) is a public bath in the Swiss municipalities of Zürich- Affoltern and Regensdorf.
Geography
The bath is situated at the Katzensee lake respectively pro ...
is very popular.
Transportation
Zürich Affoltern railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S6.Climate
References
* Präsidialdepartement der Stadt Zürich, Statistik Stadt Zürich: ''Quartierspiegel Affoltern''. Zürich 2011PDF; 9 MB
External links
Quartierverein Affoltern
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Affoltern (Zurich) District 11 of Zürich Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich