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Trüllikon
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Coat of arms of Trüllikon
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Trüllikon is located in Switzerland
Trüllikon
Trüllikon
Location in Switzerland
Trüllikon is located in Canton of Zurich
Trüllikon
Trüllikon
Location in Canton of Zurich
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Andelfingen
Area
 • Total 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 1,055
 • Density 110.36/km2 (285.82/sq mi)
Postal code
8466
Surrounded by Benken, Kleinandelfingen, Laufen-Uhwiesen, Marthalen, Ossingen, Schlatt (TG), Truttikon

Trüllikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography

2007-06-16 Bei Trüllikon
Trüllikon landscape
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Aerial view (1953)

Trüllikon has an area of 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 63.1% is used for agricultural purposes, 29.4% is forested, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads), and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Demographics

Trüllikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,055. As of 2007, 5.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.7%), the Green Party (10.8%) and the FDP (7.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.5%. In Trüllikon about 79.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Trüllikon has an unemployment rate of 1.53%. As of 2005, there were 141 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 39 businesses involved in this sector; 64 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 14 businesses in this sector; 90 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 26 businesses in this sector.

See also

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