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Bertschikon bei Attikon Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Bertschikon bei Attikon Location in Canton of Zurich Show map of Canton of Zurich
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Winterthur
Area
• Total	9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation	506 m (1,660 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	1,084
• Density	111.64/km2 (289.14/sq mi)
Postal code	8544
Surrounded by	Elgg, Ellikon an der Thur, Elsau, Frauenfeld (TG), Gachnang (TG), Hagenbuch, Wiesendangen

Bertschikon bei Attikon, or simply Bertschikon, was a small town in Switzerland. It was located in the Winterthur district within the Zürich region. On January 1, 2014, Bertschikon joined with the nearby town of Wiesendangen. This means it is no longer a separate municipality.

A Look Back: Bertschikon's History

Bertschikon was first written about in the year 1255. Back then, its name was Bersinkon. Another village, Gündlikon, might have been mentioned even earlier, in 774, but this is still debated by historians. It was definitely mentioned in 1162 as Gundilinchova.

The modern municipality of Bertschikon began to form during a time called the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803). However, it wasn't fully set up until 1882. This municipality was actually made up of seven older, smaller communities. These were Bertschikon, Gundetswil, Kefikon (only the part in Zürich), Liebensberg, Stegen, Gündlikon, and Zünikon.

Bertschikon's Location and Land

Before it merged, Bertschikon covered an area of about 9.6 square kilometers (3.7 square miles). A large part of this land, about 68.8%, was used for farming. Forests covered about 20.2% of the area.

The remaining land was mostly settled, meaning it had buildings or roads, making up 10.8%. A very small part, 0.1%, was non-productive land like rivers. In 1996, buildings and houses took up 4.3% of the total area. Roads and other transport areas made up 6.8%. Streams and lakes were only 0.1% of the non-productive land. As of 2007, about 3.9% of the town's area was being built on.

Bertschikon was unique because it included over 30 small villages, tiny communities called hamlets, and individual houses. These were spread out along its border with the Canton of Thurgau.

Who Lives in Bertschikon?

In 2011, Bertschikon had a population of 1,049 people. As of 2007, about 5.5% of the people living there were from other countries. In 2008, the population was almost evenly split between males (51.3%) and females (48.7%). Over the ten years before 2011, the population grew by about 2.6%.

Most people in Bertschikon speak German. In 2000, about 96.2% of the population spoke German. Italian was the second most common language (1.0%), followed by French (0.7%).

In the 2007 election, the most popular political group was the SVP. They received 65.8% of the votes. Other popular parties included the CSP (10.2%), the SPS (7.4%), and the Green Party (6.1%).

Looking at the age groups in 2000:

• Children and teenagers (0–19 years old) made up 27.1% of the population.
• Adults (20–64 years old) made up 61.2%.
• Seniors (over 64 years old) made up 11.7%.

People in Switzerland are generally well-educated. In Bertschikon, about 81% of adults aged 25-64 had finished advanced education. This could be a non-mandatory upper secondary education or a higher education like university. There were 340 households in Bertschikon.

Bertschikon had a low unemployment rate of 0.81%. In 2005, many people worked in farming (the primary economic sector), with 109 people and 44 businesses. The secondary sector, which includes manufacturing, employed 38 people in 14 businesses. The tertiary sector, which includes services, employed 99 people in 23 businesses. In 2007, about 35.6% of working people had full-time jobs, and 64.4% worked part-time.

As of 2008, there were 184 Catholics and 684 Protestants in Bertschikon. The 2000 census showed that 71.8% of the population were Protestant. Of these, 67.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. About 17.5% of the population was Catholic. A small number of people belonged to other religions or had no religion.

The table below shows how the population of Bertschikon changed over time:

See also

In Spanish: Bertschikon para niños