Sternenberg

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Sternenberg

Total population

351

Coordinates47.39°, 8.91°

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

Overview

Sternenberg is a former municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Daniel Hubmann

Swiss orienteer

M

Markus Werner

Swiss writer (1944-2016)

Roman Kaiser

Swiss chemist

H

Hans Leutenegger

Swiss bobsledder and actor

Ralph Näf

Swiss cyclist

P

Paul Huber

Swiss composer, conductor and musicologist (1918-2001)

R

Raymund Schwager

Swiss theologian (1935-2004)

F

Franz Hagmann

Swiss politician (1941-2008)

F

Franziskus von Streng

Swiss Catholic bishop and theologian (1884-1970)

J

Jakob Häne

Swiss artist (1913-1978)

G

Gustav Benz

Swiss preacher (1866-1937)

W

Wilhelm Meile

Swiss economist and politician (1886-1973)

Augustin Egger

(1833-1906)

L

Louis Bosshart

Swiss university teacher

J

Josef Ammann

Swiss painter and sculptor

A

Augustin Ramsperger

Swiss politician (1816-1880)

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

Nearby places in Zurich

• Bauma
  2 mi away · pop. 4,837
• Steg im Tösstal
  2.7 mi away
• Dürstelen
  3.5 mi away
• Oberhofen
  3.6 mi away
• Fischenthal
  3.8 mi away · pop. 2,666
• Wila
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,926
• Bäretswil
  4.3 mi away · pop. 4,958
• Hittnau
  4.3 mi away · pop. 3,608
• Turbenthal
  4.5 mi away · pop. 4,469
• Oberhittnau
  4.5 mi away · pop. 2,965
• Seelmatten
  4.7 mi away
• Girenbad
  5.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Centre-barred Sallow

Atethmia centrago

Seen 2026-09-25

Rufous Grasshopper

Gomphocerippus rufus

Seen 2026-09-25

Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

Seen 2026-09-25

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-09-25

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-25

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Noctua fimbriata

Seen 2026-09-25

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Seen 2026-09-22

Yellow-legged Hornet

Vespa velutina

Seen 2026-09-21

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-21

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

Official Identifiers