Aesch ZH

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Aesch ZH

Total population

1,198

Coordinates47.34°, 8.44°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Aesch is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Until 2001 it was known as Aesch bei Birmensdorf.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Doris Leuthard

lawyer, politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (2006-2018)

Oskar Pfister

Swiss educator and Reformed pastor (1873-1956)

Josef Lang

Swiss politician

Carl Roman Abt

Swiss inventor (1850–1933)

Dominic Egli

Swiss jazz drummer

Johann Heinrich Fischer

Swiss politician (1790-1861)

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Ueli Mooser

Swiss folk musician, composer

G

Gottlieb Käppeli

Swiss politician (1840-1909)

H

Heinrich Eugen Abt

Swiss politician (1854-1937)

H

Heinrich Roman Abt

Swiss politician (1883-1942)

L

Leonz Fischer

Swiss politician (1874-1953)

J

Jakob Job

Swiss author (1891-1973)

M

Martin Rosenberg

Swiss journalist (1908-1976)

P

Paul Gysler

Swiss politician (1893-1966)

A

Albert Räber

Swiss politician (1901-1990)

H

Hans Rudolf Fuhrer

Swiss military historian and author

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Seen 2026-10-09

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-10-09

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-10-09

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-10-09

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-10-09

Alpine Newt

Mesotriton alpestris

Seen 2026-10-08

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-08

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-10-08

Western Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo buteo

Seen 2026-10-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).