The Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'' or ''Glatttal'') is a region and a river valley in the

canton of Zürich The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Geography

The Glatt is a tributary to the Rhine in the Zürcher Unterland area of the

canton of Zurich Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

. It is long and flows out from the Greifensee through its river valley, discharging into the Rhine by Rheinsfelden. The Region Glatttal comprises, among other communities in the districts of Uster, Dielsdorf and Bülach, the suburban cities and municipalities of

Bassersdorf Bassersdorf ( High Alemannic: ''Baserschtoorff'') is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zürich, located in the district of Bülach, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History The name, mentioned in 1155 as ''Bazzelsto ...

, Bülach, Dietlikon, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Glattfelden, Höri, Kloten, Oberglatt, Opfikon- Glattbrugg, Rümlang, Schwerzenbach, Wallisellen and Wangen-Brüttisellen. In addition, the districts 11 and 12 (so-called ''Zürich-Nord'') of the city of Zürich, consisting of the districts of Affoltern, Oerlikon and Seebach respectively Hirzenbach, Saatlen and

Schwamendingen Mitte Schwamendingen Mitte (Schwamendingen centre) is a quarter in the district 12 in Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). Schwamendingen and Oerlikon became independent municipalities in 1872. These were incorporated into the ...

, are geographically located in the Glattal.

Economics and transport

Thanks to its excellent location including infrastructure, a growing economy and attractive residential areas, the Glattal is densely populated. Hosting the most important airport between Milan and Munich increases both the attractiveness and the noise for residents. One of the biggest Glattal building projects for mostly residential space of the last decade has been ''

Glattpark Glattpark is a large construction project in Switzerland that is taking shape in Opfikon, close to the border to Zürich. As part of the construction project a new neighbourhood will be built by 2020; it is designed to provide room for 7,000 reside ...

''. In Zürich Oerlikon, Seebach and Affoltern, the urban residential neighbourhood '' Neu-Oerlikon'' was built. The society '' glow Glattal'', operated by the municipalities, is intended to enhance networking of the region and to common projects.glow Glattal official website
The Glatt Valley has excellent transport links: Zurich Airport in Kloten,

SBB-CFF-FFS Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...

( InterRegio and InterCity) lines serving Zurich Oerlikon and Zurich Airport railway stations which are among the 15 most frequented railway stations in Switzerland, additionally to commuter railway lines S2, S3, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S14, S15 and

S16 S16 may refer to: Automobiles * Chery QQme, a Chinese city car * Peugeot 306 S16, a French family car * Proton S16, a Malaysian subcompact car Aviation * Copalis State Airport, in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States * Letov Š-16, ...

. The tramway lines of Stadtbahn Glattal are a rapid-transit system integrated with the tramway system of the city of Zurich. Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) and Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG) provide additional bus services.

References

External links

Agglomerationslandschaften: Das Glattal
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