Dietikon District is a district of the
Swiss
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* Swiss people
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canton of Zürich
The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capi ...
. The capital of the district of Dietikon is the city of
Dietikon
Dietikon is the fifth biggest city of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, after Zürich, Winterthur, Uster and Dübendorf. It is the capital of the same-named district of Dietikon and part of the Zürich metropolitan area.
Geography
The ...
, located in the
Limmat Valley
The Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal'') is a river valley and a region in the Canton (Switzerland), cantons of Canton of Zürich, Zürich and Canton of Aargau, Aargau in Switzerland.
Geography
The Limmat () is a long river located in ...
(German: ''Limmattal'').
Dietikon District was created in 1989 by splitting the former
Zürich District into three parts. The western part became the Dietikon District, the eastern part became the
district (respectively city) of Zürich and the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Zollikon (located east of Zürich) was integrated into the
Meilen District.
See also
*
Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
References
{{Canton Zurich
Districts of the canton of Zürich