Hochfelden

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

Overview

Hochfelden is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Adolf Keller

Swiss theologian (1872-1963)

Lukas Flüeler

Swiss ice hockey player

D

Dolorita Fuchs-Gerber

triathlete

P

Peter Zürrer

Swiss teacher

E

Emil Schmid

Swiss architect (1843-1915)

E

Emmi Creola-Maag

swiss copywriter and inventor of the character Betty Bossi, 1912-2006

Johann Heinrich Lips

Swiss copperplate engraver, draughtsperson and painter (1758-1817)

Rudolf Ringger

Swiss painter (1841-1908)

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Hans Walder

Swiss jurist (1920-2005)

Konrad Meier

Swiss missionary (1867-1931)

M

Max Angst

bobsledder (1921-2002)

J

Johann Emanuel Grob

politician

R

Rudolf Meier

Swiss BGB politician (1907-1986)

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Salomon Volkart

Swiss merchant (1816-1893)

Charyl Chappuis

Swiss footballer

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Alexander Rückstuhl

Swiss rower

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

Nearby places in Zurich

• Höri
  1.2 mi away · pop. 2,639
• Bülach
  1.2 mi away · pop. 19,342
• Neerach
  2.2 mi away · pop. 2,366
• Windlach
  2.3 mi away
• Schüpfheim
  2.5 mi away
• Winkel
  2.7 mi away · pop. 4,237
• Glattfelden
  2.7 mi away · pop. 4,945
• Hofstetten
  2.9 mi away · pop. 1,860
• Rorbas
  2.9 mi away · pop. 2,201
• Teufen ZH
  3.1 mi away
• Niederhasli
  3.2 mi away · pop. 9,085
• Oberglatt
  3.2 mi away · pop. 6,789

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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 Hochfelden

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

Seen 2026-10-09

Alpine Newt

Mesotriton alpestris

Seen 2026-10-08

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-10-07

Tripe Fungus

Auricularia mesenterica

Seen 2026-10-07

maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Seen 2026-10-07

turkey-tail

Trametes versicolor

Seen 2026-10-07

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-10-06

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Seen 2026-10-06

chicory

Cichorium intybus

Seen 2026-10-06

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

Official Identifiers