Dorf

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Dorf

Total population

627

Coordinates47.57°, 8.65°

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

Overview

Dorf is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The German word Dorf means “village”.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Otto Haab

Swiss ophthalmologist (1850–1931)

Jakob Bosshart

Swiss writer (1862-1924)

Ábrahám Ganz

Hungarian engineer (1814–1867)

Adolf Keller

Swiss theologian (1872-1963)

E

Ernst Theodor Mohl

German economist (1928–2021)

Felix Meyer

painter from Switzerland (1653-1713)

H

Hans Knüsli

Swiss politician (1841-1921)

Heinrich Schalcher

Swiss lawyer (1917-2006)

H

Heinz Isler

Swiss bicycle racer

M

Matthias Starck

Albert Sigrist

Swiss politician (1923–2005)

Traviès

French artist (1804–1859)

B

Bella Neri

Swiss actress

Jakob Ganz

(1791-1867)

W

Wilhelm Meier

Swiss sculptor (1880-1971)

H

Hans Bernhard

(1888-1942)

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

Nearby places in Zurich

• Humlikon
  1.1 mi away · pop. 504
• Volken
  1.1 mi away · pop. 339
• Henggart
  1.8 mi away · pop. 2,250
• Alten
  1.9 mi away
• Flaach
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,164
• Buch am Irchel
  2 mi away · pop. 728
• Adlikon b. Andelfingen
  2.2 mi away · pop. 587
• Andelfingen
  2.2 mi away · pop. 1,860
• Berg am Irchel
  2.4 mi away · pop. 573
• Kleinandelfingen
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,821
• Riet (Neftenbach)
  3.1 mi away
• Oberwil (Dägerlen)
  3.2 mi away

Browse all places in Zurich →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dorf

Zürichs Dorf

Heinz Dieter Finck · 1981

Geschichte eines Dorfes Fisibach, jetzt Bachs, Kanton Zürich

Eugen Bolleter · 1921

Vom Dorf Höngg zum Quartier Zürich-Höngg

François G. Baer · 2009

Soziale Beziehungen im Dorf

Katja Hürlimann · 2000

Agovié

1977

Weichselkirschen

Leonie Ossowski · 1976

Operationsgebiet Schweiz

Ricardo Tarli · 2015

Souvenirs

Andreas Doepfner · 2016

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

Seen 2026-10-09

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-10-07

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-10-07

Tripe Fungus

Auricularia mesenterica

Seen 2026-10-07

maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Seen 2026-10-07

Linden shield lichen

Parmelina tiliacea

Seen 2026-10-07

turkey-tail

Trametes versicolor

Seen 2026-10-07

Niger

Guizotia abyssinica

Seen 2026-10-06

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-10-06

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

Official Identifiers