Oberembrach

Oberembrach is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. To Oberembrach include the hamlet of Carriages and Miihlberg.

Coat of arms

Blazon

The coat of arms was adopted in reversing the colors of the Lords of Wagensberg.

Geography

Oberembrach is located in Zurich lowlands in a wooded landscape with rolling hills. From the community area are 58.5 % agriculture, 33.9 % is covered by forest, 3.6 % is traffic area and 3.7 % urban area and 0.1 % are waters.

Policy

The SVP has 56.2 %, the SP 13.5 %, the FDP 10.3 %, Green 7.0 %, the CVP 3.1 %, and the EPP 3.7 % of the vote.

Mayor is Bernhard Haas (independent as of 2012).

History

The nobles on the wagons were first documented in 1263. Through marriage of Adelaide Wagensberg with Hartmann Heidegg of the castle and lordship in 1281 came into the possession of Heidegger knight at Baldeggersee. Wagensberg remained in the possession of the Lords of Heidegg to 1451st

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