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Henggart

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Henggart

Total population

2,250

Elevation440 m
Land area3.03 km²
Coordinates47.56°, 8.68°

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

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City facts

Elevation
440 m
Area
3.03 km²
Official website
www.henggart.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Henggart is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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History & geography

History

Henggart is first mentioned in 1228 as de Hengart.

Geography

Henggart has an area of . Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (23.5%) is settled.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
47.5632
Longitude
8.6836
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)
747,173
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    35,870
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    17,119
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    14,524
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    10,742
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    9,896
  • wild boar
    Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    7,162
  • Marbled White
    Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    6,570
  • Narrow-leaved Ragwort
    Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
    6,099

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
172
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

Otto Haab
Otto Haab
Swiss ophthalmologist (1850–1931)
Jakob Bosshart
Jakob Bosshart
Swiss writer (1862-1924)
Ábrahám Ganz
Ábrahám Ganz
Hungarian engineer (1814–1867)
Adolf Keller
Adolf Keller
Swiss theologian (1872-1963)
D
Dolorita Fuchs-Gerber
triathlete
Felix Meyer
Felix Meyer
painter from Switzerland (1653-1713)
H
Hans Knüsli
Swiss politician (1841-1921)
Heinrich Schalcher
Heinrich Schalcher
Swiss lawyer (1917-2006)
H
Heinz Isler
Swiss bicycle racer
Konrad Meier
Konrad Meier
Swiss missionary (1867-1931)
J
Johann Emanuel Grob
politician
Traviès
Traviès
French artist (1804–1859)
B
Bella Neri
Swiss actress
Jakob Ganz
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

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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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
56
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Grey Heron
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Seen 2026-10-16
Mute Swan
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Seen 2026-10-15
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Seen 2026-10-15
annual fleabane
annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Seen 2026-10-15
European Harvestman
European Harvestman
Phalangium opilio
Seen 2026-10-15
Common Tansy
Common Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
Seen 2026-10-15
European beech
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
Seen 2026-10-14
Garden Snail
Garden Snail
Cornu aspersum
Seen 2026-10-11
Fire Salamander
Fire Salamander
Salamandra salamandra
Seen 2026-10-11

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
31
Population (Wikidata)
2,239
Wikidata
Q68417

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771