Schlieren, Zurich

Schlieren, Zurich

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Schlieren
municipality_name = Schlieren
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = German
canton = Zurich
iso-code-region = CH-ZH
district = Dietikon
lat_d=47|lat_m=24|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=27|long_EW=E
postal_code = 8952
municipality_code = 0247
area = 6.38
elevation = 394|elevation_description=
population = 13211|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005
website = www.schlieren.ch
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neighboring_municipalities= Dietikon, Oberengstringen, Uitikon, Unterengstringen, Urdorf, Zurich
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Schlieren (Zürich German "Schlierä") is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

It lies to the south of the river Limmat, and west of Zurich. It is part of the Zurich metropolitan area.

Population

According to a 2003 report by the Statistics Office of the Canton of Zürich, 13,128 inhabitants live in Schlieren of which approximately 42% are foreign. Schlieren is known within the City of Zürich Greater Area as a (by Swiss standards) poverty-stricken suburban area with several social problems.

Economics

Schlieren is still an industrial city.

Prehistory

The oldest artifact discovered in the Canton of Zürich is a Stone Age Neanderthal hand axe which was found in Schlieren, and dates back to approximately 100,000 BCE.

History

Until 1415, Schlieren belonged to Habsburg. After the conquest of Aargau by the Swiss Confederates it was a component of the county of Baden. In 1803 Schlieren was assigned to the Canton of Zürich. In 1777 the minister Heinrich Keller created here the first "deaf-mute school" in Switzerland. Thanks to the proximity to the city of Zürich and the good traffic facilities (Tram, S-Bahn), Schlieren showed a population growth of 10,000 since the 1930s.

Objects of interest

Former gas facility. Local museum and several city parks. Biggest covered climbing hall in Europe.

Politics

The city president is Peter Voser of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.

External links

* [http://www.schlieren.ch Official website] de icon


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