# Stallikon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stallikon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stallikon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stallikon > Source revision: 1333332023 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Stallikon | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Stallikon - Uetlibergturm IMG 1625.jpg | imagepath_flag = CHE Stallikon Flag.svg | imagepath_coa = CHE Stallikon COA.svg | pixel_coa = | canton = Zurich | iso-code-region = CH-ZH | district = [Affoltern](/source/Affoltern_(district)) |coordinates = {{coord|47|20|N|8|29|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 8143 | municipality_code = 0013 | area = 12.01 | elevation = 534|elevation_description= | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-ZH|0013}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-ZH}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-ZH}} | website = www.stallikon.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [Adliswil](/source/Adliswil), [Aeugst am Albis](/source/Aeugst_am_Albis), [Affoltern am Albis](/source/Affoltern_am_Albis), [Birmensdorf](/source/Birmensdorf), [Bonstetten](/source/Bonstetten%2C_Switzerland), [Hedingen](/source/Hedingen), [Langnau am Albis](/source/Langnau_am_Albis), [Uitikon](/source/Uitikon), [Wettswil am Albis](/source/Wettswil_am_Albis), [Zurich](/source/Zurich) | twintowns = }} '''Stallikon''' is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in the district of [Affoltern](/source/Affoltern_(district)) in the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [Zürich](/source/Zurich_(canton)) in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). ==History== Stallikon is first mentioned in 1124 as ''Stallinchoven''. The site of [Baldern Castle](/source/Baldern_Castle) lies within the municipal boundaries, on the [Albis ridge](/source/Albis). Only earthworks remain, but early chronicles suggest that the castle was built by [Ludwig the German](/source/Louis_the_German), the first king of [East Francia](/source/East_Francia), in 853AD, and the castle is known to have been owned by the [Counts of Lenzburg](/source/Counts_of_Lenzburg) in the 12th century. There have been no significant archeological investigations of the site, and the date and reason it was abandoned is unknown.{{cite web |url=http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D7762.php |title=Baldern |language=German | work=[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland](/source/Historical_Dictionary_of_Switzerland) |date=2001-12-27 |access-date=2017-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620150008/http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D7762.php |archive-date=2017-06-20 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.burgenwelt.org/schweiz/baldern/object.php |title=Burgstelle Baldern |language=German |work=www.burgenwelt.org |access-date=2017-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620145746/http://www.burgenwelt.org/schweiz/baldern/object.php |archive-date=2017-06-20 |url-status=live}} ==Geography== [[File:Albis - Mädikon IMG 3286.JPG|thumb|left|Hamlet ''Mädikon'' on [Albis](/source/Albis) hiking trail]] thumb|left|Village Sellenbüren, Stallikon thumb|Aerial view (1966) Stallikon has an area of {{convert|12|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 39.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality stretches along the [Albis](/source/Albis) hills and includes the [Uetliberg](/source/Uetliberg). Near the hills it includes the [hamlets](/source/hamlet_(place)) of Mädikon, Baldern and Buchenegg. The middle of the [Reppisch](/source/Reppisch) valley is also part of the municipality and includes the village of Stallikon, the hamlets of Tägerst, Gamlikon and Sellenbüren and scattered individual houses. ==Demographics== Stallikon has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-ZH}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-ZH|0013}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZH}} {{as of|2007}}, 13.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.5%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (91.0%), with French being second most common (1.9%) and English being third (1.7%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [FDP](/source/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (17.4%), the [SPS](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (16.1%) and the [Green Party](/source/Green_Party_of_Switzerland) (9.6%). The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 69.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.1%. In Stallikon about 87.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [upper secondary education](/source/Education_in_Switzerland) or additional higher education (either university or a ''[Fachhochschule](/source/Fachhochschule)''). Stallikon has an unemployment rate of 1.83%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 53 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 221 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there are 34 businesses in this sector. 467 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 79 businesses in this sector.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 24-Jul-2009 The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|13|Stallikon}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! year ! population |- | 1643 | 624{{ref|Wettswil|a}} |- | 1772 | 983 |- | 1860 | 906{{ref|noWettswil|b}} |- | 1910 | 570 |- | 1960 | 748 |- | 1990 | 2,020 |- |} :{{note|Wettswil|a}} Including [Wettswil](/source/Wettswil) :{{note|noWettswil|b}} Without Wettswil ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.stallikon.ch Official website] {{in lang|de}} * {{HDS|13|Stallikon}} {{Municipalities of the district of Affoltern}} {{Authority control}} Category:Municipalities of the canton of Zurich --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stallikon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stallikon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stallikon?action=history)). 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