Höri

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

Höri
Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Höri
Höri
Höri
Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°31′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictBülach
Area
 • Total4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,842
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8181
SFOS number0060
Surrounded byBachenbülach, Bülach, Hochfelden, Neerach, Niederglatt, Oberglatt
Websitewww.hoeri.ch
SFSO statistics

History

Höri is first mentioned in 1149 as Hoerein.[3]

Geography

Höri has an area of 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The municipality straddles the Glatt river with the communities of Ober- and Niederhöri on the western side and Endhöri (earlier known as Ennethöri) on the east.

Demographics

Höri has a population (as of 31 December 2019) of 2,872.[5] As of 2007, 30.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (76.6%), with Italian being second most common (9.4%) and Albanian being third ( 5.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.5%), the CSP (9.9%) and the FDP (6.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.8%. In Höri about 62.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Höri has an unemployment rate of 3.29%. As of 2005, there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 502 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 51 businesses in this sector. 397 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 80 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1467 c. 55
1634 257
1790 355
1850 574
1900 515
1941 471
1950 569
1970 2,103
2000 2,300

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. Höri in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 29-Jul-2009
  5. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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