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Elsau Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Elsau Location in Canton of Zurich Show map of Canton of Zurich
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Winterthur
Area
• Total	8.07 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation	498 m (1,634 ft)
Highest elevation (Geitberg)	610 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation (Rümikon)	466 m (1,529 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	3,657
• Density	453.2/km2 (1,173.7/sq mi)
Postal code	8352
Surrounded by	Bertschikon bei Attikon, Elgg, Hofstetten bei Elgg, Schlatt, Wiesendangen, Winterthur

Elsau is a town in Switzerland. It is a municipality located in the Winterthur district. Elsau is part of the canton of Zürich.

History of Elsau

An old aerial view of Elsau from 1918-1937

Elsau was first mentioned in old records in the year 1043. Back then, its name was Elnesouva.

A special event happened on April 23, 1398. A count named Donat von Toggenburg gave the church in Elsow as a gift. He did this for a new altar at the Rüti Monastery. This gift was made to honor his daughter, Menta von Toggenburg, who had recently passed away.

Geography of Elsau

Elsau covers an area of about 8 square kilometers (3.1 square miles). A large part of this land, 56.5%, is used for farming. Forests cover 25.7% of the area.

About 17.2% of Elsau's land has buildings or roads. The remaining small part, 0.6%, includes things like rivers. In 1996, buildings and homes made up 10.9% of the total area. Roads and other transport areas made up 6.1%.

The town is located on both sides of the Eulach river. Elsau includes several villages. These are Elsau, Rümikon, and Räterschen. Since 1922, the villages of Unter- and Oberschottikon have also been part of Elsau. Rümikon was mentioned in records as early as 829.

People and Life in Elsau

Elsau has a population of about 3,700 people. As of 2007, about 11.9% of the people living in Elsau were from other countries. In 2008, the population was almost evenly split between males (50.1%) and females (49.9%).

Over the last ten years, Elsau's population has grown by 14.5%. Most people in Elsau speak German (93.0%). Italian and Albanian are the next most common languages, each spoken by about 1.3% of the population.

Education and Jobs in Elsau

The people in Elsau are generally well-educated. About 80.2% of adults (aged 25-64) have finished high school. Many have also gone on to higher education, like university. There are 1,143 homes in Elsau.

Elsau has a low unemployment rate of 2.33%. In 2005, 67 people worked in farming. There were 26 businesses related to farming. In the manufacturing sector, 237 people were employed. This sector had 42 businesses.

The service sector, which includes jobs like retail and healthcare, employed 464 people. There were 102 businesses in this sector. In 2007, 55.2% of working people had full-time jobs. The other 44.8% worked part-time.

Religion in Elsau

As of 2008, there were 817 Catholics and 1,633 Protestants in Elsau. A census in 2000 showed that 59.7% of the people were Protestant. Most of these (56.1%) belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

About 23.7% of the population was Catholic. A small number of people (4.3%) belonged to other religions. Some people (2.4%) did not state their religion. About 9.6% of the population were atheists or agnostics.

Population Growth Over Time

Here is how Elsau's population has changed over many years:

Getting Around Elsau

Elsau has two railway stations. These are Räterschen and Schottikon. Both stations are part of the Zürich S-Bahn network. They are stops on line S35. This makes it easy to travel to and from Elsau by train.

See also

In Spanish: Elsau para niños