Kloten

Kloten is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: Glatttal).

For other uses, see Kloten (disambiguation).

Kloten
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Location of Kloten
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Coordinates: 47°27′N 8°35′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zürich
District	Bülach
Government
• Executive	Stadtrat with 7 members
• Mayor	Stadtpräsident René Huber (as of March 2014)
• Parliament	Gemeindeparlament with 32 members
Area [1]
• Total	19.28 km^2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,672
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,600/sq mi)
Postal code	8302
SFOS number	0062
Surrounded by	Bassersdorf, Dietlikon, Lufingen, Nürensdorf, Oberembrach, Opfikon, Rümlang, Wallisellen, Winkel
Twin towns	Cape Canaveral (USA)
Website	www.kloten.ch SFSO statistics

History

Kloten is first mentioned in 1155 as Chlotun.[3]

Geography

Aerial view from 100 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

Kloten is located in the Glatt Valley, some 10 km (6.2 mi) north of the city of Zürich. It is the nearest village to Zurich Airport, and the airport terminal and much of the airfield are within the municipal boundaries.[4]

Kloten has an area of 19.3 km² (7.5 sq mi). Of this area, 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 38.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[5]

Demographics

Kloten has a population (as of 31 December 2018) of 19,679.[6] As of 2007, 26.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (78.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 3.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (16.3%), the CSP (9.5%) and the FDP (8.7%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 68.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.5%. In Kloten about 70.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Kloten has an unemployment rate of 3.12%. As of 2005, there were 91 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector; 4,545 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 109 businesses in this sector; 23,154 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 888 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year	population
1467	c. 370
1634	842
1710	1,328
1850	1,524
1900	1,363
1950	3,429
1970	16,388
2000	17,190

Services

There is one library providing books, DVDs, newspapers, etc.

Transportation

The passenger terminal of Zurich Airport lies in the west of the municipality of Kloten, and much of the rest of the airport is also within the municipal boundaries. A large amount of ground transportation infrastructure, both road and rail, serves the airport and, to a lesser extent, the rest of Kloten.[7]

Kloten is linked with Zürich via the A51 motorway and with Bülach via the same motorway. It also lies on roads taking to many places, such as Winterthur to the east.

There are three railway stations within the municipality. The airport's railway station, Zürich Flughafen, is situated in the basement of the airport terminal, and is served by long-distance trains to cities throughout Switzerland, as well as by Zürich S-Bahn lines S2, S16 and S24 . Kloten station and Balsberg station are served by S-Bahn line S7. The west of the municipality is also served by Zürich tram routes 10 and 12, operating over the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system. The trams serve stops at Zurich Airport, and at Balsberg station.[4][8][9]

Economy

Swiss International Air Lines has an office on the property of Zurich Airport and in Kloten, consisting of the Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie buildings.[10][11] Swiss World Cargo has its head office in the Alpha and Bravo buildings.[12][13] Swiss Private Aviation has its head office in the Swiss complex.[14] The corporate offices for Swissôtel are located in the Prioria Business Center on the property of Zurich Airport and in Kloten.[15][16]

When Swissair existed, its head office was on the property of Zurich Airport and in Kloten.[17]

Sport

Kloten is home to EHC Kloten of the Swiss League (SL). The team plays its home games in the 7,800-seat Swiss Arena.

Education

The Schule Kloten is the city's school system, holding primary school classes in four campuses and sekundarstufe classes in two campuses.[18]

Primary school campuses include Dorf/Feld Primar, Hinterwelden Primar, Nägelimoos Primar, and Spitz Primar. The two secondary campuses are Nägelimoos Sekundar and Spitz Sekundar. In addition there is a Berufswahlschule and a Musikschule.[19]

Notable people

• Alexander Rückstuhl (born 1971) rower, competed in men's quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Damien Brunner (born 1986) professional ice hockey forward
• Charyl Chappuis (born 1992) professional footballer, has played 20 games for Thailand
• Peter Nielsen (1967 - 2004), former air traffic controller, who was killed by Vitaly Kaloev.

Climate

Climate data for Zürich/Kloten (1981-2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	3.2 (37.8)	5.2 (41.4)	10.3 (50.5)	14.6 (58.3)	19.3 (66.7)	22.5 (72.5)	25.0 (77.0)	24.2 (75.6)	19.8 (67.6)	14.4 (57.9)	7.6 (45.7)	4.1 (39.4)	14.2 (57.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	1.1 (34.0)	5.2 (41.4)	8.9 (48.0)	13.5 (56.3)	16.7 (62.1)	18.9 (66.0)	18.2 (64.8)	14.2 (57.6)	9.8 (49.6)	4.2 (39.6)	1.4 (34.5)	9.4 (48.9)
Average low °C (°F)	−3.1 (26.4)	−3.1 (26.4)	0.1 (32.2)	3.0 (37.4)	7.4 (45.3)	10.6 (51.1)	12.8 (55.0)	12.4 (54.3)	8.9 (48.0)	5.5 (41.9)	0.7 (33.3)	−1.6 (29.1)	4.5 (40.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	65 (2.6)	60 (2.4)	74 (2.9)	74 (2.9)	109 (4.3)	110 (4.3)	115 (4.5)	108 (4.3)	90 (3.5)	87 (3.4)	76 (3.0)	81 (3.2)	1,048 (41.3)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	14.4 (5.7)	14.6 (5.7)	7.5 (3.0)	0.5 (0.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.3 (0.1)	5.4 (2.1)	13.5 (5.3)	56.2 (22.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.9	8.6	10.7	10.4	11.7	11.7	11.3	11.0	9.5	9.8	10.1	10.5	125.2
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm)	4.2	3.8	2.1	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	3.5	15.2
Average relative humidity (%)	86.0	81.5	75.5	72.8	72.4	72.9	72.2	75.2	78.9	84.9	85.4	86.1	78.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	48	77	125	159	186	204	230	208	151	93	50	35	1,566
Source: MeteoSwiss[20]

Notes and references

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. "Kloten". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (in German). 21 August 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
4. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
5. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 5 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed 29-July-2009
6. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019
7. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
8. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
9. "Regional Network (50)" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
10. "Kloten Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Ortspläne Schweiz. Retrieved on 2 October 2009.
11. "Swiss International Air Lines Zurich." Swiss International Air Lines. Retrieved on 24 September 2009.
12. "The head office of Swiss WorldCargo is located within the corporate headquarters of SWISS International Air Lines, in Zurich-Kloten, in close proximity to Zurich International Airport." and "How to find us by public transport: - From Zurich Airport take the 737 bus to “Obstgartenstrasse” (final stop of the bus line). - The bus stops right in front of the SWISS headquarters main entrance." and "MAILING adDress Swiss WorldCargo Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. PO Box ZRHLX/CSM 8058 Zurich Airport Switzerland" Swiss World Cargo. Retrieved on 17 September 2011.
13. "Map." Swiss World Cargo. Retrieved on 17 September 2011. "SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES AG 3TOPS GEBÄUDE ALPHA + BRAVO OBSTGARTENSTRASSE 25, 8302 KLOTEN ÜBERSICHTSPLAN"
14. "Contact." Swiss Private Aviation. Retrieved on 12 January 2010. "Swiss PrivateAviation AG Obstgartenstr. 25 8058 Zurich-Airport Switzerland"
15. "FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS." (Archive) Swissôtel. Retrieved on 20 October 2012. "Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, Balz-Zimmermannstr. 7, 8058 Zurich-Airport, CH. Registered number CH-020.3.925.568-2 "
16. "Priora Business Center." (Archive) Priora. Retrieved on 20 October 2012. "Priora Business Center Balsberg Balz-Zimmermann-Strasse 7 CH-8302 Kloten"
17. "Headquarters of Swissair Zuerich-Kloten." KSG,Architects G.Müller + G.Berger. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. The building is located here
18. "Willkommen in der Schule Kloten " (Archive). Commune of Kloten. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
19. "Schule " (Archive). Schule Kloten. Retrieved on 23 April 2015.
20. "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013. The weather station elevation is 426 meters above sea level.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Kloten in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.