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Wangen
Zurichvillage
Total population
7,589
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Wangen sits in Zurich, Switzerland and is identified as a small village. Located at 47.411°, 8.646°, Wangen occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 7,589 residents. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. 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
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





People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Zurich
- Baltenswil1.5 mi away
- Dietlikon1.6 mi away · pop. 7,605
- Dubendorf1.6 mi away · pop. 32,469
- Kindhausen1.7 mi away
- Tagelswangen1.8 mi away
- Hegnau2 mi away
- Schwerzenbach2 mi away · pop. 5,020
- Effretikon2.3 mi away · pop. 16,693
- Volketswil2.5 mi away · pop. 18,437
- Lindau2.5 mi away · pop. 5,379
- Wallisellen2.5 mi away · pop. 15,603
- Fällanden2.7 mi away · pop. 8,340
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Wangen
Search results from Open Library.
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
- 1349
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,053
- Wikidata
- Q66707
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771