# Altikon

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Municipality in Zurich, Switzerland

Altikon Municipality Flag Coat of arms Location of Altikon Altikon Show map of Switzerland Altikon Show map of Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°47′E / 47.567°N 8.783°E / 47.567; 8.783 Country Switzerland Canton Zurich District Winterthur Area [1] • Total 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi) Elevation 393 m (1,289 ft) Population (December 2020) • Total 701 • Density 91.3/km2 (236/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal code 8321 SFOS number 211 ISO 3166 code CH-ZH Surrounded by Dinhard, Ellikon an der Thur, Neunforn (TG), Rickenbach, Thalheim an der Thur, Uesslingen-Buch (TG) Website www.altikon.ch

**Altikon** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in the district of [Winterthur](/source/Winterthur_(district)) in the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [Zürich](/source/Zurich_(canton)) in Switzerland.

## History

Altikon is first mentioned in 1277 as *Altlincon*.[2]

## Geography

Aerial view from 400 m by [Walter Mittelholzer](/source/Walter_Mittelholzer) (1923)

Altikon has an area of 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi). Of this area, 68.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3] In 1996[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit) housing and buildings made up 3.5% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (3%).[4] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 2.6% of the area. As of 2007[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit) 2.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[4]

The village of Altikon is located on the southern bank of the [Thur](/source/Thur_(Rhine)) river. It is at the intersection of the old *Thurtalstrasse* (parallel to the Thur river) from [Andelfingen](/source/Andelfingen%2C_Switzerland) to [Frauenfeld](/source/Frauenfeld) and the main north-south road over the Thru. The municipality includes the village of Altikon and the [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) of Schneit. Since 1884 it has also included Feldi and Herten (Burgstelle), which were part of [Ellikon an der Thur](/source/Ellikon_an_der_Thur).

## Demographics

Altikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 701.[5] As of 2007[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit), 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit) the gender distribution of the population was 51.2% male and 48.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit)) speaks German (98.4%), with English being second most common ( 0.3%) and Spanish being third ( 0.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) which received 62.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [SPS](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (11.8%), the [Green Party](/source/Green_Party_of_Switzerland) (7.8%) and the [CSP](/source/Christian_Social_Party_(Switzerland)) (6.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit)) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.1%. In Altikon about 77.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [upper secondary education](/source/Education_in_Switzerland#Secondary) or additional higher education (either university or a *[Fachhochschule](/source/Fachhochschule)*). There are 230 households in Altikon.[4]

Altikon has an unemployment rate of 0.65%. As of 2005[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit), there were 101 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 35 businesses involved in this sector. 11 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 33 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 17 businesses in this sector.[3] As of 2007[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit) 37% of the working population were employed full-time, and 63% were employed part-time.[4]

As of 2008[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit) there were 85 [Catholics](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) and 439 [Protestants](/source/Protestant_Reformation) in Altikon. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the census[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altikon&action=edit), 75.7% were some type of Protestant, with 74.2% belonging to the [Swiss Reformed Church](/source/Swiss_Reformed_Church) and 1.5% belonging to other Protestant churches. 12.6% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 1.1% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.8% did not give a religion, and 7.5% were atheist or agnostic.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[2]

year population 1467 62 (in 20 households) 1836 400 1850 452 1950 471 2000 613

## Transport

[Thalheim-Altikon railway station](/source/Thalheim-Altikon_railway_station), in the neighbouring municipality of [Thalheim an der Thur](/source/Thalheim_an_der_Thur), is served by [Zurich S-Bahn](/source/Zurich_S-Bahn) line [S29](/source/S29_(ZVV)), which links [Winterthur](/source/Winterthur) and [Stein am Rhein](/source/Stein_am_Rhein).[6][7]

## References

### Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen"](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/raum-umwelt/bodennutzung-bedeckung/gesamtspektrum-regionalen-stufen/gemeinden.html) (in German). Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HDS_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HDS_2-1) "Altikon" in [German](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D138.php), [French](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F138.php) and [Italian](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I138.php) in the online *[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland](/source/Historical_Dictionary_of_Switzerland)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SFSO_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SFSO_3-1) [Swiss Federal Statistical Office](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html) 2016-01-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) accessed 14-Aug-2009

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_4-4) [Statistics Zurich](http://www.statistik.zh.ch/internet/justiz_inneres/statistik/de/daten/gemeindeportraet.html) (in German) accessed 4 August 2009

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Stat2020_ZH_5-0)** ["Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit"](https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-0102020000_201). *bfs.admin.ch* (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-swmap_6-0)** [*map.geo.admin.ch*](http://map.geo.admin.ch/?selectedNode=node_ch.swisstopo.gg25-land-flaeche.fill1&Y=697310&X=274500&zoom=6&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.swisstopo.gg25-gemeinde-flaeche.fill,ch.swisstopo.gg25-kanton-flaeche.fill,ch.swisstopo.gg25-land-flaeche.fill&layers_opacity=1,1,1&layers_visibility=true,true,true&lang=en) (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-zvv_7-0)** ["S-Bahn trains, buses and boats"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120131035635/http://www.zvv.ch/export/sites/default/common-images/content-image-gallery/linien-zonen-pdfs/Liniennetzplan_ganzer_Verbund_2011.pdf) (PDF). ZVV. Archived from [the original](http://www.zvv.ch/export/sites/default/common-images/content-image-gallery/linien-zonen-pdfs/Liniennetzplan_ganzer_Verbund_2011.pdf) (PDF) on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Altikon](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Altikon).

- [Official website](http://www.altikon.ch) (in German)

- "Altikon" in [German](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D138.php), [French](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F138.php) and [Italian](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I138.php) in the online *[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland](/source/Historical_Dictionary_of_Switzerland)*.

v t e Municipalities in Winterthur District, Switzerland Altikon Brütten Dägerlen Dättlikon Dinhard Elgg Ellikon an der Thur Elsau Hagenbuch Hettlingen Neftenbach Pfungen Rickenbach Rikon Schlatt Seuzach Turbenthal Wiesendangen Winterthur Zell Canton of Zürich Districts of Canton Zürich Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

Authority control databases International VIAF GND WorldCat Other Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

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