Schleinikon

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

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Zythüsli, timber framing construction at Schleinikon

Geography

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Aerial view (1967)

Situated in the Wehntal, Schleinikon has an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. Of this area, 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[1]

Demographics

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In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18.3%), the CSP (12.9%) and the Green Party (11.4%).

The age distribution of the population (since 2000Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. In Schleinikon about 84% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Schleinikon has an unemployment rate of 0.92%. since 2005Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 45 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 24 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 34 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[1]

References

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  1. a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 04-Aug-2009

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