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Municipality in Zurich, Switzerland

Elsau Municipality Flag Coat of arms Location of Elsau Elsau Show map of Switzerland Elsau Show map of Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°48′E / 47.500°N 8.800°E / 47.500; 8.800 Country Switzerland Canton Zurich District Winterthur Area [1] • Total 8.06 km2 (3.11 sq mi) Elevation 498 m (1,634 ft) Highest elevation (Geitberg) 610 m (2,000 ft) Lowest elevation (Rümikon) 466 m (1,529 ft) Population (December 2020) • Total 3,657 • Density 454/km2 (1,180/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal code 8352 SFOS number 219 ISO 3166 code CH-ZH Surrounded by Bertschikon bei Attikon, Elgg, Hofstetten bei Elgg, Schlatt, Wiesendangen, Winterthur Website www.elsau.ch

**Elsau** 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

Aerial view by [Walter Mittelholzer](/source/Walter_Mittelholzer) (1918-1937)

Elsau is first mentioned in 1043 as *Elnesouva*.[2] On 23 April 1398 Count *[Donat von Toggenburg](/source/House_of_Toggenburg), Herr zu Brettengow und Tavas* donated the church of *Elsow* as benefice for the new *Allerheiligenaltar* at the grave of the Toggenburg family in the [Rüti Monastery](/source/R%C3%BCti_Monastery), for the salvation of the soul of his daughter Menta von Toggenburg who died shortly before, as well as further lands and goods in the present *Weinland* district of the canton of Zürich, confirmed among others by *Ruodolf von Bonstetten* from *[Ustra](/source/Uster_Castle)*.[3]

## Geography

Elsau has an area of 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4] In 1996[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit) housing and buildings made up 10.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (6.1%).[5] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.5% of the area. As of 2007[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit) 15.4% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[5]

The municipality is located along both banks of the Eulach river. It consists of the villages of Elsau, Rümikon (mentioned in 829 as *Rumaninchovun*), Räterschen and since 1922 the villages of Unter- and Oberschottikon.

## Demographics

Elsau has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,657.[6] As of 2007[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit), 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit) the gender distribution of the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit)) speaks German (93.0%), with Italian being second most common (1.3%) and Albanian being third (1.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) which received 39.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [SPS](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (17.4%), the [FDP](/source/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (14.7%) and the [CSP](/source/Christian_Social_Party_(Switzerland)) (10.5%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit)) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Elsau about 80.2% 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 1143 households in Elsau.[5]

Elsau has an unemployment rate of 2.33%. As of 2005[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit), there were 67 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 26 businesses involved in this sector. 237 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there are 42 businesses in this sector. 464 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 102 businesses in this sector.[4] As of 2007[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit) 55.2% of the working population were employed full-time, and 44.8% were employed part-time.[5]

As of 2008[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit) there were 817 [Catholics](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) and 1633 [Protestants](/source/Protestant_Reformation) in Elsau. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the census[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elsau&action=edit), 59.7% were some type of Protestant, with 56.1% belonging to the [Swiss Reformed Church](/source/Swiss_Reformed_Church) and 3.6% belonging to other Protestant churches. 23.7% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 4.3% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.4% did not give a religion, and 9.6% were atheist or agnostic.[5]

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

year population 1467 c. 60 1634 188 1771 479 1836 896 1850 909 1900 1,047 1950 1,348 1960 1,972 2000 2,900

## Transport

The railway stations of [Räterschen](/source/R%C3%A4terschen_railway_station) and [Schottikon](/source/Schottikon_railway_station) both lie within the municipality of Elsau. Both stations are stops on line [S35](/source/S35_(ZVV)) of the [Zürich S-Bahn](/source/Z%C3%BCrich_S-Bahn).

## References

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) "Elsau" in [German](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D146.php), [French](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F146.php) and [Italian](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I146.php) in the online *[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland](/source/Historical_Dictionary_of_Switzerland)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-staatsarchiv-1398_3-0)** ["C II 16, Nr. 215 Graf Donat von Toggenburg, Herr zu Brettengow und Tavas, hat den Kirchensatz von Elsow dem Abt und Konvent des Prämonstr ... (1398.04.23)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160106071046/http://suche.staatsarchiv.djiktzh.ch/detail.aspx?ID=356763) (in German). [Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich](/source/Staatsarchiv_des_Kantons_Z%C3%BCrich). Archived from [the original](http://suche.staatsarchiv.djiktzh.ch/detail.aspx?ID=356763) on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2015-08-14.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SFSO_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SFSO_4-1) [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) January 5, 2016, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) accessed 14-Aug-2009

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-StatZurich_5-4) [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_6-0)** ["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.

## External links

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

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

- "Elsau" in [German](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D146.php), [French](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F146.php) and [Italian](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I146.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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