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Stäfa
Municipality
Coat of arms of Stäfa
Coat of arms
Location of Stäfa
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictMeilen
Area
[1]
 • Total
8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Elevation
408 m (1,339 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
14,494
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8712
SFOS number0158
ISO 3166 codeCH-ZH
Surrounded byFreienbach (SZ), Hombrechtikon, Männedorf, Oetwil am See, Richterswil, Wädenswil
Websitewww.gemeinde-staefa.ch
SFSO statistics

Stäfa is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography

Stäfa has an area of 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 46.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 34% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3] In 1996 housing and buildings made up 26.7% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.2%).[4] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.5% of the area. As of 2007 35.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.[4]

It is located near Rapperswil on the north bank of the Lake Zürich in the Pfannenstiel region.[5]

In the local dialect it is called Stäfa.

The villages of Kehlhof and Uerikon are politically part of the town. Stäfa is linked with the German poet Goethe who once stayed overnight in the town. It was named after the Scottish island of Staffa by a monk from Iona.[6]

Demographics

Stäfa has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 14,791.[7] As of 2007, 16.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 22%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (88.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.3%) and Albanian being third ( 1.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.1%), the FDP (16.2%) and the CSP (11%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.2%. In Stäfa about 80.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 5179 households in Stäfa.[4]

Stäfa has an unemployment rate of 2.14%. As of 2005, there were 153 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 1592 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 103 businesses in this sector. 2551 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 508 businesses in this sector.[3] As of 2007 55.3% of the working population were employed full-time, and 44.7% were employed part-time.[4]

As of 2008 there were 3545 Catholics and 6005 Protestants in Stäfa. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the census, 50.9% were some type of Protestant, with 47.5% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 3.4% belonging to other Protestant churches. 27.2% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 3.2% were Muslim, 4.3% belonged to another religion (not listed), 3.6% did not give a religion, and 13.6% were atheist or agnostic.[4]

Transportation

Stäfa is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S7. In the summer there are regular boats to Zurich as well as along the lake to Rapperswil, run by the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG).

Sights

The town is well known for its cultural centre Rössli, located near the lake shore. Wine production is still important, particularly white wine (Riesling).

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 10-Aug-2009
  4. ^ a b c d e Statistics Zurich Template:De icon accessed 4 August 2009
  5. ^ Kanton Zürich, Statistisches Amt: Region Pfannenstiel Template:De icon
  6. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  7. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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