Andelfingen District is one of the twelve districts of the

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-speaking

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. It corresponds to the Zürcher Weinland, bounded by the

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to the north and west, by the

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to the east, by

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to the south and by the Irchel to the southwest.

Municipalities

Andelfingen contains a total of twenty

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Mergers

*1872: Secession from

Adlikon Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of ...

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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 ...

*1878: Renaming of ''Dorlikon'' → Thalheim an der Thur *1879: Secession from

Trüllikon Trüllikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Trüllikon has an area of . Of this area, 63.1% is used for agricultural purposes, 29.4% is forested, 7.3% is settled (buildings o ...

→ Truttikon *1970: Renaming of ''Grossandelfingen'' → Andelfingen *2013: Merger between ''„Obere Hueb“'' from the Municipality of

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Neftenbach Neftenbach is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Winterthur (district), Winterthur in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Neftenbach itself, the municip ...

*2019: Merger between

Oberstammheim Oberstammheim is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History In 2009, archaeologists announced the discovery of an Iron Age (late Hallstatt or early La Tène) tumulus burial, apparently ...

Unterstammheim Unterstammheim is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen merged into the new municipality of S ...

and

Waltalingen Waltalingen is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen merged into the new municipality of Stammhe ...

→ Stammheim *2023: Merger between

and

→ Andelfingen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andelfingen (District) Districts of the canton of Zürich

Municipalities

Mergers

See also

References