Oberglatt

Upper smooth on the smooth

Oberglatt is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

Blazon

Geography

The municipality comprises the upper Glatt same name located on both sides of the smoothness, the district Hofstetten, a former civil parish, as well as lying on the right bank of the smooth area of ​​the county. From the municipality is 51.5 % are agricultural land, 10.6% is forest, 12.1% is built-up area and 18.6% are used for transport, 1.8% are waters.

The community Oberglatt bordered to the north Hori, on the northeast by Bachenbülach, to the east angle, to the south Zürich, on the southwest by Lower Straight and to the northwest by Niederhaslistrasse.

Policy

The SVP has 47.0 %, the SP 19.5%, FDP 12.7%, Green 5.9 %, the CVP 4.7%, and the EPP 4.0% of the vote.

Mayor Werner Stähli (2009).

History

The earliest surviving documentary mention of the place name Oberglatt dated to 1153.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Oberglatt is opened since 1 May 1865 the railway. The station is the starting point of the Wehntal after Dielsdorf- Niederweningen, which branches off from the main line of the former Oerlikon Bülach Bülach Rain Mountain Railway ( BR). The railway routes are since 1902 the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB ), the station is served by trains of the S -Bahn Zurich since May 1990. The half-hourly circulating S 5 Niederweningen / Rafz - Upper Smooth - Zurich HB - Uster - Pfäffikon has in Zurich lowlands two endpoints that are operated alternately from upper Glatt. The circulating since December 10, 2006 S 55 Niederweningen - Oberglatt provides each daytime establishes a second connection per hour from the Wehntal and Dielsdorf to the S 5 in upper Glatt.

From the upper station of the Straight operated by Postbus CRVO bus route operated 510 ( Zurich airport Stadel bei Niederglatt ) to the municipality stops Rietli, center and Mösli Hofstetten. For Rush Hour uses an offshoot of the line 510, the train station and bus stops on the route Mösli Oberglatt - Sünikon, with the line 504 ( Bülach - Bachenbülach - Oberglatt station) the district east of the plain is developed.

Pictures

Nature reserve Altläufe the smoothness

Upper smooth, snapshot from the train

Evangelical Reformed Church Oberglatt

Village center of Oberglatt

Municipal House Oberglatt

Personalities

• Fredy Lienhard (1927-2012), comedian and actor.