- Wald, Zurich
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Wald
municipality_name = Wald
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = wald-Coat.png|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Zurich
iso-code-region = CH-ZH
district = Hinwil
lat_d=47|lat_m=17|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=55|long_EW=E
postal_code = 8636
municipality_code = 0120
area = 25.25
elevation = 763|elevation_description=
population = 8745|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005
website = www.wald.zh.ch
mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places =
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities=Dürnten , Eschenbach (SG),Fischenthal ,Goldingen (SG),Hinwil , Rüti
twintowns = |Wald is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in
Switzerland .History
Wald is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1217. In the year 1621 the municipality received market rights.
During the process of industrialization it had numerous spinning mills and weaving mills.
External links
* [http://www.wald.zh.ch Official website] de icon
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