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Egg
Zurichvillage
Total population
7,455
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Egg sits in Zurich, Switzerland and is identified as a small village. Located at 47.299°, 8.688°, Egg occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 7,455. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia30,512
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida25,448
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta17,980
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia16,332
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta10,997
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida9,785
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida9,244
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus L. · Magnoliopsida8,525
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2026-04-264 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
- M 4 — 2020-10-255 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2018-02-014 km N of Innerbraz, Austria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Zurich
- Oetwil am See2.5 mi away · pop. 4,375
- Aesch2.5 mi away
- Forch2.7 mi away
- Maur3 mi away · pop. 9,873
- Meilen3 mi away · pop. 13,515
- Männedorf3.2 mi away · pop. 10,588
- Gossau ZH3.4 mi away · pop. 10,569
- Feldmeilen3.5 mi away
- Grüningen3.6 mi away · pop. 3,092
- Herrliberg3.6 mi away · pop. 6,289
- Zumikon3.8 mi away · pop. 5,168
- Uster3.9 mi away · pop. 33,097
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Egg
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 192
- Population (Wikidata)
- 8,596
- Wikidata
- Q64877
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771