Kloten
Kloten (Swiss German: Chloote) is a city in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is the nearest village to Zurich Airport. The ice hockey club EHC Kloten has a stadium in the town.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kloten  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°27′N 8°35′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Bülach |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident René Huber SVP/UDC (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Gemeindeparlament with 32 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.28 km2 (7.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 446 m (1,463 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,672 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8302 |
| SFOS number | 0062 |
| Surrounded by | Bassersdorf, Dietlikon, Lufingen, Nürensdorf, Oberembrach, Opfikon, Rümlang, Wallisellen, Winkel |
| Twin towns | Cape Canaveral (USA) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Gallery
Kloten
Zurich Airport
References
- "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
Media related to Kloten at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in German)
- Kloten in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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