Stammheim, Zurich

Stammheim is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen merged into the new municipality of Stammheim.[1]

Stammheim
Village church in Unterstammheim
Coat of arms
Location of Stammheim
Stammheim
Stammheim
Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°47′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictAndelfingen
Area
 • Total2,393 km2 (924 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,746
 • Density1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Postal code
8476, 77, 68
SFOS number0292
Surrounded byBasadingen-Schlattingen (TG), Diessenhofen (TG), Wagenhausen (TG)
Websitewww.stammheim.ch
SFSO statistics

History

Oberstammheim

In 2009, archaeologists announced the discovery of an Iron Age (late Hallstatt or early La Tène) tumulus burial, apparently of a Celtic nobleman. While there are comparable finds in Germany, the site is unique in Switzerland.[2]

Oberstammheim is first mentioned in 761 as Stamhaim. In 1212 it was mentioned as in Stamehein superiori.[3]

Geography

After the merger, Stammheim has an area, as of 2009, of 23.95 km2 (9.25 sq mi).[4]

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2018) of 2,746.[5]

Aerial view (1964)

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[6]

References
  1. "Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz". www.bfs.admin.ch (in German). Bundesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. Fürstengrab in Oberstammheim gefunden NZZ 21 August 2009.
  3. Oberstammheim in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  5. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019
  6. Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
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