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Mettmenstetten

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Total population

3,724

Air quality index

65Moderate
Coordinates47.24°, 8.46°

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

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City facts

Overview

Mettmenstetten is a village located in Zurich, Switzerland. Around 3,724 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Located at 47.243°, 8.464°, Mettmenstetten occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.2435
Longitude
8.4637
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
65
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
20.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
23.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
32
NO₂ (µg/m³)
16.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
786,275
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    17,016
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    15,885
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    13,375
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    10,977
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    9,714
  • Meadow Grasshopper
    Pseudochorthippus parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821) · Insecta
    5,868
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,802
  • hedgehog
    Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    5,632

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
143
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2009-01-04

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

W
Werner Hartmann
(1945-1993)
W
Wolffgang Wickhart
R
Richard Merz
Swiss musician (1936-2015)
A
Alex Huber
Swiss musician
P
Peter Ott
D
Dominique Marcel Iten
A
Annelies Häcki Buhofer
Swiss university teacher
Georg Joseph Sidler
Georg Joseph Sidler
Swiss astronomer (1831-1907)
L
Leo Hafner
Swiss architect (1924-2015)
H
Heinz Bühlmann
(1942-2004)
Aldin Turkeš
Aldin Turkeš
association football player
J
Jeanette Marty
Swiss ice hockey player
Patrick Peikert
Patrick Peikert
F
Fabienne In-Albon
golfer (1986-)
S
Simon Enzler
Swiss Footballer
A
Andreas Reichlin

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Wayfaring-tree
Wayfaring-tree
Viburnum lantana
Seen 2026-10-16
Blackthorn
Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa
Seen 2026-10-16
Dunlin
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Seen 2026-10-16
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
Seen 2026-10-15
Red Clover
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Seen 2026-10-15
greater plantain
greater plantain
Plantago major
Seen 2026-10-15
common dandelion
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Seen 2026-10-15
Variegated Lady Beetle
Variegated Lady Beetle
Hippodamia variegata
Seen 2026-10-15
Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider
Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider
Zoropsis spinimana
Seen 2026-10-15

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
9
Population (Wikidata)
4,865
Wikidata
Q65547

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771