Dietikon
Dietikon is the fifth largest city of the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, after Zürich, Winterthur, Uster and Dübendorf. It is the capital of the same-named district of Dietikon.
Coat of arms of Coat of arms | |
Location of Dietikon
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| Coordinates: 47°24′N 8°24′E / 47.400°N 8.400°ECoordinates: 47°24′N 8°24′E / 47.400°N 8.400°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Dietikon |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident Otto Müller (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Gemeinderat with 36 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 26,633 |
| • Density | 2,854.6/km2 (7,393/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8953 |
| Surrounded by | Bergdietikon (AG), Geroldswil, Oetwil an der Limmat, Schlieren, Spreitenbach (AG), Unterengstringen, Urdorf, Weiningen |
| Twin towns | Kolín (Czech Republic), Braggio (Switzerland), Renens (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Gallery
- Dietikon - Bremgartenstrasse IMG 6137 ShiftN.jpg
Bremgartenstrasse in Dietikon and St. Agatha Kirche in the background
- Dietikon - Limmattal - Grunschen IMG 6124.JPG
Dietikon as seen from Grunschen and Limmattal in the background
- BahnhofDietikon1.JPG
Dietikon train station
- BDWM BDe 8-8 Ortsdurchfahrt Dietikon.jpg
S17 line provided by the Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn
St. Agatha Kirche
Dietikon Media
- Blick auf den Uetliberg 087.jpg
Dietikon and Uetliberg as seen from Spreitenbach
- Limmat - Dietikon - Massena IMG 6096.JPG
The Limmat at Dietikon railway station
- Dietikon - Marmoriweiher IMG 6131.JPG
Marmoriweiher pond alongside the Reppisch
- ETH-BIB-Dietikon, Au, Spreitenbach-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-005998.tif
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1930)
- Dietikon Stadthaus.JPG
Dietikon, Town-hall
The classification yard RBL (Rangierbahnhof Limmattal)
References
Other websites
Media related to Dietikon at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website of the city of Dietikon (in German)
- Dietikon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.