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Knonau
Zurichvillage
Total population
1,445
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Knonau sits in Zurich, Switzerland and is identified as a small village. It is home to roughly 1,445 residents. Its coordinates of 47.225°, 8.457° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter 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. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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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) · Mammalia14,956
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida14,564
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta11,485
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia10,046
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta8,489
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821) · Insecta5,828
- hedgehogErinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia5,499
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,097
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 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, 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
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
- Maschwanden1.6 mi away · pop. 638
- Kappel am Albis3.2 mi away · pop. 865
- Aeugst am Albis3.3 mi away · pop. 1,972
- Hausen am Albis3.8 mi away · pop. 3,040
- Ebertswil4.3 mi away
- Zwillikon4.5 mi away · pop. 1,081
- Hedingen5.1 mi away · pop. 3,655
- Sihlbrugg5.6 mi away
- Langnau5.7 mi away · pop. 7,449
- Bonstetten6.3 mi away · pop. 5,260
- Oberrieden6.7 mi away · pop. 5,027
- Adliswil6.8 mi away · pop. 15,822
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Knonau
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 7
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,301
- Wikidata
- Q66328
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771