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Grafstal

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Coordinates47.45°, 8.70°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Zurich, Switzerland, Grafstal occupies its own corner of the country. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of 47.445°, 8.702° situate Grafstal in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests 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. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.4451
Longitude
8.7018
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
983,226
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    42,037
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    21,358
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    19,862
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    17,574
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    11,991
  • Narrow-leaved Ragwort
    Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
    9,466
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,652
  • Butterfly-bush
    Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
    8,532

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
164
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-12-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org