Volketswil

Also known as Volketswil ZH

Volketswil is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The municipality in the agglomeration of Zurich includes the villages of Volketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Volketswil
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Hotel Zürich - Fluntern - Schwerzenbach-Volketswil - Uetlibergturm IMG 1560.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Volketswil COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Volketswil Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Zurich
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-ZH
Swiss town.district: Uster
Swiss town.postal_code: 8604
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0199
Swiss town.area: 14.00
Swiss town.elevation: 470

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Geography
Economy
Demographics
Notable people
References
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==Geography== thumb|Aerial view (1965) Volketswil has an area of . Of this area, 42.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 32.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 22.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (9.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.2% of the area. 30.1% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.