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Hofstetten
Zurichvillage
Total population
1,860
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Hofstetten is a village located in Zurich, Switzerland. Population sits at roughly 1,860 according to the open data we track. Its coordinates of 47.481°, 8.508° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.
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) · Mammalia31,650
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida19,828
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta16,803
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia13,464
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta9,115
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida9,112
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves8,194
- hedgehogErinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia7,249
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 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
- M 4 — 2020-10-255 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
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
- Oberglatt0.7 mi away · pop. 6,789
- Niederhasli1 mi away · pop. 9,085
- Höri1.8 mi away · pop. 2,639
- Winkel2.3 mi away · pop. 4,237
- Rümlang2.3 mi away · pop. 7,752
- Dielsdorf2.5 mi away · pop. 5,917
- Steinmaur2.7 mi away · pop. 2,742
- Neerach2.7 mi away · pop. 2,366
- Hochfelden2.9 mi away · pop. 1,989
- Bülach2.9 mi away · pop. 19,342
- Adlikon b. Regensdorf3.1 mi away
- Regensberg3.3 mi away · pop. 465
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Hofstetten
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
- 222
- Population (Wikidata)
- 500
- Wikidata
- Q65792
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