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Stallikon

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Stallikon

Total population

3,438

Air quality index

68Moderate
Elevation534 m
Land area12.01 km²
Coordinates47.33°, 8.49°

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City facts

Elevation
534 m
Area
12.01 km²
Official website
www.stallikon.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Stallikon is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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History & geography

History

Stallikon is first mentioned in 1124 as Stallinchoven.

Geography

Stallikon has an area of . Of this area, 39.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality stretches along the Albis hills and includes the Uetliberg. Near the hills it includes the hamlets of Mädikon, Baldern and Buchenegg. The middle of the Reppisch valley is also part of the municipality and includes the village of Stallikon, the hamlets of Tägerst, Gamlikon and Sellenbüren and scattered individual houses.

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Geography

Latitude
47.3269
Longitude
8.4901
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
68
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
17.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
20.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
32
NO₂ (µg/m³)
13.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
987,354
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    28,808
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    24,120
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    16,893
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    16,188
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    11,791
  • Narrow-leaved Ragwort
    Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
    9,843
  • hedgehog
    Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    9,139
  • Butterfly-bush
    Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
    8,365

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
151
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-12-05

Most recent

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

Photos

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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,818 ft (554 m)
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)
76
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
13
Population (Wikidata)
3,687
Wikidata
Q66062

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771