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Coat of arms of Stadel bei Niederglatt
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Stadel bei Niederglatt is located in Switzerland
Stadel bei Niederglatt
Stadel bei Niederglatt
Location in Switzerland
Stadel bei Niederglatt is located in Canton of Zurich
Stadel bei Niederglatt
Stadel bei Niederglatt
Location in Canton of Zurich
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Dielsdorf
Area
 • Total 12.89 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Elevation
436 m (1,430 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 2,336
 • Density 181.23/km2 (469.37/sq mi)
Postal code
8174
Localities Stadel, Windlach, Raat, Schüpfheim
Surrounded by Glattfelden, Hochfelden, Neerach, Bachs, Weiach

Stadel is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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Stadel

Geography

Stadel has an area of 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi). Of this area, 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

To distinguish between several places having the same name, this one is suffixed by the addition of bei Niederglatt (German: near Niederglatt). Besides the village of Stadel the municipality comprises the three hamlets Windlach, Raat, and Schüpfheim.

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Aerial view (1948)

Demographics

Stadel has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 2,336. As of 2007, 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.7%), with English being second most common ( 1.2%) and French being third ( 0.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.2%), the SPS (8.6%) and the FDP (8.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14%. In Stadel about 80.3% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Stadel has an unemployment rate of 1.52%. As of 2005, there were 132 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 44 businesses involved in this sector. 80 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 25 businesses in this sector. 253 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 43 businesses in this sector.

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