Volketswil

Volketswil is a municipality of the district of Uster in the Swiss canton of Zurich.

Coat of arms of Volketswil
Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°42′E / 47.383°N 8.700°E / 47.383; 8.700Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°42′E / 47.383°N 8.700°E / 47.383; 8.700
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictUster
Government
 • MayorJean-Philippe Pinto CVP
Area
 • Total14.00 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total18,489
 • Density1,320.6/km2 (3,420.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8604
LocalitiesVolketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil
Surrounded byDübendorf, Fehraltorf, Greifensee, Illnau-Effretikon, Lindau, Schwerzenbach, Uster, Wangen-Brüttisellen
Twin townsGadmen (Switzerland)
Websitewww.volketswil.ch
SFSO statistics
Schwerzenbach and Volketswil as seen from Loorenkopf tower on Adlisberg

Villages

Volketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil.

Volketswil Media

References

Other websites

  Media related to Volketswil at Wikimedia Commons