Dubendorf

History

Artifacts have been discovered in the Dübendorf municipality, with the earliest dating back to prehistoric times. These include isolated relics from the Stone and Bronze Ages, as well as known burial sites. However, the original graves have been destroyed, leaving only the grave goods, which are estimated to be from approximately 1400 to 700 BCE. Dübendorf is first mentioned in 946 as Tuobilindorf.

Geography

Dübendorf has an area of . Of this area, 37.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.5% is forested. Regarding the rest of the land, 41.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 29.6% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (12.3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1% of the area. The city is situated roughly north east of Zürich. It is bisected by the Glatt river which runs from the Greifensee (Lake Greifen) which lies directly to the southeast. Dübendorf is located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal). Dübendorf is located on the northern side of the Adlisberg, as well, on a terrace on the northern side of the city of Zürich the hamlets Gockhausen and Geeren.

Most-observed species

• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  43,208
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  26,036
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  20,746
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  18,558
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  11,920
• Narrow-leaved Ragwort

  Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
  10,473
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  9,741
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,619

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
• M 3.1 — 2018-05-04
  2 km W of Schliengen, Germany