Zumikon

History

The source of the name Zumikon originated in the year 946 AD, from a hamlet named Zuminga. At the start of the 17th century, the population was just 100, and most of these were farmers. Until 1707, Zumikon was a separate municipality, and the integral part of Waltikon was independent too, along with Gössikon. This lasted until 1804. In the early 20th century, Zumikon remained a farm village claiming only 587 inhabitants in 1900. The Waltikon area was practically unbuilt territory. The community centre (Gemeinschaftszentrum) was built in 1980, and that was when modern Zumikon took its form. The mayor of Zumikon at that time was Elisabeth Kopp who was to become the first female Swiss federal councillor in 1984. Zumikon is now a small town, consisting of mostly wealthy residents instead of farmers. Important schools—such as the Farlifang School and the Inter-Community School Zürich—are in the area. The town centre is the Dorfplatz (literally "town square"), which consists of an upper section inaccessible to motor vehicles.

Geography

Zumikon has an area of . Of this area, 32% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 38.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 31.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.4%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. 31.7% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

Most-observed species

• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  39,725
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  28,461
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  19,766
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  18,959
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  11,631
• Narrow-leaved Ragwort

  Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
  11,040
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  10,236
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,380

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
• M 3.1 — 2018-05-04
  2 km W of Schliengen, Germany