What is the population of Birmensdorf, Zurich?

Birmensdorf has a population of approximately 6,235 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Birmensdorf, Zurich located?

Birmensdorf is located in Zurich, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.3538°, 8.4382°.

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Birmensdorf

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Birmensdorf

Total population

6,235

Elevation463 m

Land area11.38 km²

Coordinates47.35°, 8.44°

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City facts

Elevation

463 m

Area

11.38 km²

Official website

www.birmensdorf.ch

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Overview

Birmensdorf is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Birmensdorf is first mentioned in 876 as Piripoumesdorf.

Geography

Birmensdorf has an area of . Of this area, 41% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 12.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. 14.1% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The municipality is located in the Reppischtal. It includes the hamlet of Landikon and numerous scattered farm houses. The village of Birmensdorf includes the former hamlets of Wullikon, Schüren, Güpf, Uf Dorf and Risi. The Wüeribach stream empties into the Reppisch near Birmensdorf.

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Geography

Latitude

47.3538

Longitude

8.4382

Water area

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

Climate

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

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Notable people from here

Hans Knecht

Swiss racing cyclist (1913-1986)

Albert Bachmann

Swiss military officer (1929-2011)

Swiss folk musician, composer

Heinrich Weiss

Swiss printer (1920–2020)

Jakob Job

Swiss author (1891-1973)

Judith Giovannelli-Blocher

Swiss writer (1932–2024)

Joris Ouwerkerk

Albert Locher

Swiss politician (1849-1914)

Daniel Schweizer

Swiss conductor

Hans Rudolf Fuhrer

Swiss military historian and author

Edy Baumann

cyclist (1914-1993)

Alfons Wiederkehr

Swiss architect (1915-1985)

Marc Aeschlimann

Swiss ice hockey player (born 1995)

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

Nearby places in Zurich

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.4

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,240

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

122

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Birmensdorf

Birmensdorf-Wannenboden

Ulrich Eberli · 2008

Adalperns Schenkung an die Abtei Zürich

Alvin E. Jaeggli · 1976

Die mittelbronzezeitlichen Gräber von Birmensdorf-Rameren

Andreas Mäder · 2008

Autobahngrabungen

Christina Achour-Uster · 2001

Information systems for forestry-related subjects

IUFRO Subject Group S6.03 Information Systems and Terminology. · 1988

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Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 242
Population (Wikidata): 6,511
Wikidata: Q65282

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771