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Maschwanden

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Maschwanden

Total population

638

Elevation398 m

Land area4.67 km²

Coordinates47.23°, 8.43°

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City facts

Elevation

398 m

Area

4.67 km²

Official website

www.maschwanden.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Maschwanden is a village in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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History & geography

History

Maschwanden is first mentioned in 1189 as Maswondon.

Geography

Maschwanden has an area of . Of this area, 61.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the east banks of the Reuss River near the confluence of the Lorze River into the Reuss.

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Geography

Latitude

47.2350

Longitude

8.4266

Water area

—

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Maria Bernarda Bütler

Maria Bernarda Bütler

Franciscan missionary (1848-1924)

Swiss writer (1910-1992)

Swiss artist (1819-1874)

Swiss politician

Niklaus Bütler

Swiss artist (1786-1864)

Swiss painter (1931-2010)

Emil Nietlispach

Emil Nietlispach

Swiss politician (1887-1962)

Frowin Conrad

Benedictine abbot (1833-1923)

Ignatius Conrad

Ignatius Conrad

Jakob Nietlispach

Swiss politician (1848-1918)

Swiss painter (1828-1918)

Swiss veterinarian and politician (1929-1998)

Swiss politician (1808-1884)

Swiss politician (1850-1914)

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)

38

Avg daily Wikipedia views

1

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Maschwanden

Zürcher Landstädtchen

Oscar Walser · 1974

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Alpine Newt

Mesotriton alpestris

Seen 2026-10-08

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-10-08

Western Common Buzzard

Western Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo buteo

Seen 2026-10-08

European Common Frog

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Seen 2026-10-07

Drinker Moth

Euthrix potatoria

Seen 2026-10-05

Common hemp-nettle

Common hemp-nettle

Galeopsis tetrahit

Seen 2026-10-05

Spotted deadnettle

Spotted deadnettle

Lamium maculatum

Seen 2026-10-05

European dewberry

European dewberry

Seen 2026-10-05

Honey Mushroom

Armillaria mellea

Seen 2026-10-05

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 8
Population (Wikidata): 656
Wikidata: Q64977

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771