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Former municipality of Switzerland
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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Andelfingen
Area
• Total	6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Elevation	448 m (1,470 ft)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	693
• Density	103.28/km2 (267.5/sq mi)
Postal code	8452
Surrounded by	Andelfingen, Dägerlen, Humlikon, Ossingen, Thalheim an der Thur

Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of Andelfingen.

History

Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as Adilinkon.

Geography

Aerial view (1946)

Adlikon has an area of 6.6 km² (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the hamlets of Dätwil und Niederwil.

Demographics

Adlikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 693. As of 2007^[update], 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and English being third ( 0.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.9%), the Green Party (9.7%) and the SPS (8.6%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.2%. In Adlikon about 85.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Adlikon has an unemployment rate of 1.62%. As of 2005^[update], there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 20 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 120 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

In 1872 Humlikon separated from Adlikon, 1850 numbers are without Humlikon.