Kloten
Kloten (Swiss German: Chloote) is a city in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is the nearest town to Zurich Airport. It is known for its ice hockey club EHC Kloten.
Kloten | |
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 Zurich Airport | |
 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 (31 December 2018)[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 |
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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