Oetwil am See is a

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

Meilen Meilen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History Archaeological finds in Meilen date back more than ...

in the canton of

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. It is located in the Pfannenstiel region.Kanton Zürich, Statistisches Amt: Region Pfannenstiel

History

Oetwil am See is first mentioned in 847 as ''Uttinwilare''. Between 1909 and 1949, Oetwil am See was connected to

Uster Uster (; , ) is a town and the capital of the Uster District in the Swiss canton of Zürich. The importance of the town of Uster has grown considerably with the construction of the S-Bahn network of the Zürich Transport Network. With over 36,0 ...

by the

Uster–Oetwil tramway The Uster–Oetwil tramway (, UOeB) was a metre gauge rural electric tramway in the Swiss canton of Zürich. It linked the town of Uster with Esslingen and Oetwil in the Zürcher Oberland. The UOeB had an interchange with the main line at Uste ...

and, between 1903 and 1950, to

Wetzikon Wetzikon is a small town in the Zürcher Oberland, Zurich Highlands (Zürcher Oberland) area of Switzerland, in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich. Geography The Municipal ...

and

by the Wetzikon–Meilen tramway. The two lines met at Langholz, in the south of the municipality.

Geography

Oetwil am See has an area of . Of this area, 67.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 14.1% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (5.6%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. 16.7% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Oetwil am See consists of the villages Oetwil am See, Willikon, Etzikon, Summerau and Chrüzlen.

Demographics

Oetwil am See has a population (as of ) of . , 25.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (82.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 3.0%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.2%), the FDP (9%) and the

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(8.8%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.2%. In Oetwil am See about 71.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). There are 1784 households in Oetwil am See. Oetwil am See has an unemployment rate of 2.86%. , there were 78 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 860 people are employed in the

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

and there are 57 businesses in this sector. 1137 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 126 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 10-Aug-2009 66.7% of the working population were employed full-time, and 33.3% were employed part-time.
accessed 4 August 2009 there were 722

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and 896

Protestants Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

in Oetwil am See. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 45.7% were some type of Protestant, with 43.8% belonging to the

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and 1.8% belonging to other Protestant churches. 32.8% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 3.3% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.5% did not give a religion, and 15.3% were atheist or agnostic. The historical population is given in the following table:

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oetwil Am See Municipalities of the canton of Zürich