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Oetwil am See
Zurichvillage
Total population
4,375
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Zurich, Switzerland, Oetwil am See stands as a village. Oetwil am See maps to 47.270°, 8.722° — squarely within the temperate belt. It is home to roughly 4,375 residents. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Oetwil am See.
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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) · Mammalia30,872
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida22,041
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta19,110
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia16,485
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta11,218
- hedgehogErinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia8,173
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida7,396
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus L. · Magnoliopsida7,363
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 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
- M 4 — 2020-10-255 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2018-02-014 km N of Innerbraz, Austria
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
- Männedorf1.8 mi away · pop. 10,588
- Grüningen2 mi away · pop. 3,092
- Stäfa2.1 mi away · pop. 11,567
- Egg2.5 mi away · pop. 7,455
- Ürikon3 mi away
- Gossau ZH3.1 mi away · pop. 10,569
- Feldbach3.6 mi away
- Meilen3.8 mi away · pop. 13,515
- Wädenswil3.8 mi away · pop. 24,341
- Au4.1 mi away
- Richterswil4.3 mi away · pop. 13,022
- Sack4.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
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
- 157
- Population (Wikidata)
- 4,754
- Wikidata
- Q67354
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771