Uster

Examination, panoramic

Uster is a municipality and also the capital of the district in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. The importance of the city of Uster has grown rapidly with the construction of the S- Bahn network of the Zurich Transport Network. With over 30 000 inhabitants, it is the third largest town in Canton.

• 2.1 prehistory
• 2.2 Middle Ages
• 2.3 industrialization 2.3.1 Automotive Industry

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 City Council 3.2.1 municipality or municipal Bureau 3.2.1.1 mayor ( until 1970)
• 3.2.1.2 city president ( from 1970)

• 4.1 Population structure
• 4.2 Population development since 1850
• 4.3 churches / religions

• 5.1 Public Transport
• 5.2 private transport
• 5.3 infrastructure

• 6.1 Music
• 6.2 Attractions

• 8.1 partnerships
• 8.2 Recreation & Leisure
• 8.3 markets
• 8.4 Awards

Geography

Model is in the center of the canton of Zurich and is 28.56 km ² with the largest municipality in the district of Uster, and third largest city of the canton of Zurich. The community is located east of the Greifensee, 13 kilometers from Zurich.

The largest share of examination is occupied by cultivated land, which comprises 44.5 % of the municipal territory. There are also 27% forest, 18.4 % settlement, 7.8 % and 0.4 % traffic surface waters.

To the north is Volketswil, and a small corner of Fehraltorf. To the east are the municipalities Pfäffikon and Seegräben. To the south lie the towns Gossau and Monchaltorf, in the north- west is the municipality of Greifensee.

Districts

Examination is divided according to the Association of 9 July 1927 in the eleven former civil parishes, today districts of the city. Six of them are as villages in the open countryside surrounding the core area of ​​the city of Uster.

Uster Kirch

The district church model was first mentioned in 1416. He has around 10 000 inhabitants and is the largest district of the city.

Niederuster

The town's name was mentioned several times, first in 1227 as de Inferiori Ustero (Latin ) in 1300 as Nider ( e) n Ustre ( dt ) and 1416 as ze Nidern Ustra. To the west but located near the Greifensee and south of the station, living in about 6100 inhabitants.

Oberuster - Nossikon

The district is divided into Oberuster and Nossikon. Oberuster was first mentioned in 1325. It is located east and slightly increased the station. Nossikon, already mentioned as Nossinchoven 903 lies south-east from the station. Taken together, living there about 4900 inhabitants.

Rehbüel - Hegetsberg

The district is located in the northeastern part of Uster and has about 3450 inhabitants. The name is composed of the two names of hills and Rehbüel Hegetsberg. The dense population of the area was created after the construction of Glatttalbahn and its opening on 1 August 1856, when the first houses were built near the railway station. The public authorities opted for the construction of health facilities in this new district, which today is the health mile to the hospital examination, the nursing center in the base and the foundation Wagerenhof.

Riedikon

Located south of the city center, about 800 inhabitants live in the preserved rural, rural structure near the shore at Greifensee. It is the oldest settlement in the territory of the city of Uster and was first mentioned in the year 741.

Werrikon

Between the core area of the city of Uster and the village of Greifensee is the hamlet Werrikon. It is separated from the neighborhoods of the center through a nature reserve. In the outdoor watch live around 250 inhabitants.

Winikon - Gschwader

This lodging is located north of the center and has about 3650 inhabitants. The place name Winikon first recorded in 1325 as Winckhen, 1361 as Winninkon.

Freudwil

North of the Oberland motorway and northwest of Wermatswil is the outer guard Freudwil. Almost completely surrounded by woods, living there about 150 inhabitants. The clock - tower on the old school building is a landmark of the small village.

Wermatswil

Between the core area of the city of Uster and community Pfäffikon is Wermatswil. On the hill live about 1200 inhabitants and Hans Jakob Gujer is the most famous son of the village.

Naenikon

The village is located three kilometers west of Greifensee model and has about 2200 inhabitants. The two landmarks of the outer guard are the Türmli School House and the monument to the Bluetmatt. The village and thus the city of Uster is closely intertwined with the community Greifensee, both communities have a common station Nänikon - Greifensee and a common ZIP code.

Sulzbach

The village with peasant origin lies between Uster and Gossau. It has about 400 inhabitants.

History

Prehistory

The Alemannic settlement model is first mentioned in the year 775.

The original center of Uster is today Oberuster ( in the "island" ). It crossed one day there, the Roman roads from the Glatt Valley to the Oberland ( the Aabach along ) and Winterthur to Zurich. On this island, (the road today ) is bordered on one side by the Aabach today and on the other side of an artificial channel that was the first mill. She was later moved a little to the south and to the other channel side where it still is - rather unimpressive - is ( the mill wheel no longer exists).

So then comes the name " model " also on this stream. From the Alemannic " Easter Aa " (Wild Bach) grew " Osterach " and finally " type ". In the 80s of the last century grave have been discovered in Oberuster which express these settlements.

Large parts of the lands around Oberuster belonged to the monastery Ruti. However, the village itself was for the most part free peasants, which was unusual at that time.

Middle Ages

Around the year 1100, the Lords of Winterthur built right in the territory of the Counts of Rapperswil castle model, which today stands as a landmark on the city. The fact that the land and castle belonged to different masters, formed in Uster no actual old town; only in the territory of present-day central street a few craftsmen set up operations, but otherwise the village character has been preserved. 1550 bought Baron Ulrich VII of Hohensax castle and rule type. Until the death of Christoph Friedrich von Hohensax 1633 model remained in the possession of this family.

Industrialization

Beginning of the 19th century became the town by the increasing industrialization more and more importance and counted with the Zurich Oberland to the most densely industrialized areas of Europe. The history of the cotton mill and the Industrial Revolution in Uster and in the Zurich Oberland can be relived impressive based on the industry - trail at 49 objects between Uster and Bauma today.

1830 called for on the day of examination (November 22 ), 10,000 rural residents more democratic rights, a rescission of the old powers and the drafting of a new constitution. This was the first step to a modern Canton of Zurich. 1831 was introduced on the basis of popular sovereignty, separation of powers and equality of rural dwellers, as well as press and freedom of trade in the Canton of Zurich as a result of the examination day a new constitution.

1832 became model in the headlines, as on 22 November, disappointed by broken promises of the government, weavers the factory of the company Corrodi & Pfister, equipped with the first mechanical looms, burned out of fear for their jobs. Against fifty participants in this act were sentenced to chains and prison sentences of up to 24 years. This event was later than the Fire of Uster Uster or fire in the history books. The deed is the best known example of a machine tower in Switzerland.

1856, the railway line was opened Wallisellenstrasse - examination of the former railway company Glatthalbahn. The train station in the city of Uster one of the oldest railway stations in Switzerland.

Automotive industry

End of the 19th century and the very beginning of the 20th century type has been internationally known from two Swiss manufacturer of automobiles. Thus, the Weber & Cie. produced from 1899 first tricycles and a year later four-wheeled automobiles. In 1906 she had to cease production.

The watchmaker Martin Fischer and his partner Paul Vorbrodt founded in 1904 Turicum AG in Uster. The company had about 140 employees in 1913 and the vehicles were exported worldwide. The production had to be set in 1914 after about 1000 vehicles built. The bus stop Turicum in Uster is a reminder of the company.

Of the two companies, there are vehicles in the Museum of Transport in Lucerne, Switzerland to visit.

Recent past

1909 model received a tram (Uster Oetwil train). On 1 October 1949, the railway ran for the last time the route type - Oetwil and was then replaced by buses.

Sad caused a sensation in a serious accident on May 9, 1985, as against 20:25 clock in the indoor model failed, the steel anchor the suspended ceiling due to stress corrosion cracking. 12 people died, 19 were injured. The engineer in charge had underestimated the aggressive nature of chlorine compounds in moist warm air.

Sources for the history of samples are kept in the city archives examination and in the Paul Kläui library.

Policy

Parish council

The legislative branch is the council with 36 seats.

• SP: 9
• GPS: 3
• Glp: 3
• EPP: 2
• CVP: 1
• BDP: 1
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• FDP: 4
• EDU: 1
• SVP: 10

City ​​council

The executive branch is the seven-member City Council. Seat of the city council was to 2007 was built in 1962 according to plans by Bruno Giacometti townhouse. Since June 2007, the City Council will meet in a new building next to the town house.

Municipality or municipal Bureau

Municipal president ( until 1970)

Mayor (1970 )

Cantonal

In the canton of Zurich Cantonal the city of Uster is represented by five people:

• Anita Borer (SVP )
• Stefan Feldmann ( SP)
• Ornella Ferro ( Green )
• Benno Scherrer Moser ( Liberal Green )
• Sabine Wettstein -Studer (FDP)

Population

Population structure

In the city of Uster lived at March 31, 2014 33'146 people.

Population development since 1850

Churches / religions

In the local branch of the Evangelical Alliance to take part: Chrischona community (founded 1990), Evangelical Reformed Church, United Methodist Church (est. 1880), Free Church Examination (est. 1863), Free Mission church, Chile Zuri Oberland the community of Christians, salvation Army (founded in 1890), Kingdom Culture examination and the Pentecostal Church (est. 1936).

In model there is also a New Apostolic Church and the Mosque Club in Werrikon ( est. 1992 ).

Economy

The central location and good access by public transport has fueled a construction boom and rising real estate prices since 1990. The 1,200 residents in the town of companies, largely in the service sector at home, provide around 11,000 jobs. For example, the Uster Technologies and Bank BSU are based in Uster.

Public transportation

Model is very well served by public transport. For instance, these four lines of the S -Bahn Zurich on examination:

• S 5 Niederweningen / Rafz - Upper Smooth - Zurich HB - Uster - Pfäffikon
• S 9 train - Affoltern am Albis - Zurich HB - Uster
• S 14 Zurich HB - Oerlikon - Uster - Wetzikon - Hinwil
• S 15 Affoltern am Albis - Zurich HB - Uster - Rapperswil

The weekend also runs the night SN5 line on the route of the S 5 with stops at all stations. The individual lines run every half hour, so hour drive eight trains to Zurich and six trains to Zurich Oberland. With the lines S 5 and S 15 can be reached in 14 minutes to the center of Zurich.

In self -examination travelers are seven local and regional bus lines six available.

The Greifensee is accessed through the passenger boat Maur- type- Maur.

Private transport

Despite its size, can be found in Uster only one traffic light. All but one were in recent years replaced by partial imaginatively designed roundabout, what type also made nationally as a " roundabout city".

Also known nationally are the ten crossings, which are closed more than 40 minutes in the hour. The only alternative to this is in front of the fire department depot an underpass, which is only 3.25 meters high. This resulted in the eighties for sarcastic slogan: " Uster - The vibrant city behind the barrier ."

The adjoining the north Oberland motorway ( A53 ) opens up the city with three outlets which open outside the city to the three major arteries.

Infrastructure

As one of the twelve regional fire stations, the fire department Ustermer has the task to support the local fire departments of the surrounding 14 municipalities logistical and personnel at major accidents and in Oel-/Chemiewehrbereich.

In addition to the Canton Police model has its own municipal police, which is responsible for municipal tasks and the cantonal police supported. The Seerettungsdienst on Greifensee is jointly operated by all the coastal communities and has its seat in the boat house Niederuster.

The Spital Uster is responsible for the medical care of the upper Glatt valley and the Zurich Oberland with a total of around 135,000 inhabitants.

On the sports ground beech wood sports hall, indoor swimming pool, equestrian center with pool, tennis, squash & badminton courts, and bocce and miniature golf courses are located. The city also offers two outdoor pools.

Arts Culture

Despite the proximity to the city of Zurich, the city of Uster has its own rich variety of cultural and culinary highlights (especially restaurants).

Music

Especially for jazz lovers examination is one of the most important centers as model not only has one of the most famous jazz clubs, but also the Swiss Jazz Museum, which is home to SwissJazzOrama.

In the field of classical music there are in Uster an active concert life: In addition to the concerts of the cultural community type ( KGU ) various concerts enliven the cultural life of the country town on the Greifensee. Musicians from Uster Uster, the PAM - - Here the organ festival model with the five organ concerts in the late summer, the series must be room for other music as well as the series Sunday concerts of the Reformed and the Catholic parish mentioned.

In recent years, several festivals were able to establish where mainly rock music is played in Uster and environment.

Attractions

• On a hill south of the city center, sits as a landmark, the Uster castle, with the vineyard and the Reformed Church at the foot, above the city.

• The Reformed Church is a model designed by the architect John Volkart of Winterthur in the classical style, and built the castle on Castle Hill Church. It was inaugurated on 31 October 1824.

• With the construction of the first Catholic church in Uster after the Reformation began in 1883. The neo-Gothic building was demolished in 1962 and replaced by the 1965 inaugurated Church of St. Andrew the architect André M. Studer. The bell tower at the Neuwiesenstrasse is a prominent landmark within the city.

• With the industry trail type has a view object for the industrial past of the region, which was mainly in cotton processing. Two of these former industrial premises have now been remodeled while maintaining the old buildings to housing estates. The conversion of this land to the settlements in the Lot and Arche Nova were among the reasons for the preservation of Wakkerpreises, an award by the Swiss Heritage.

• Railway enthusiasts are likely to be interested in the repaired Asked Lokremise of 1857. This building with five locomotives are arranged around a turntable, is the oldest Lokremise Switzerland; the co-operative loco - shed type in charge of the ensemble in close cooperation with the Canton of Zurich. Since 1995 the building of the Steam Train Society Zürcher Oberland serves as a shed and workshop for the steam locomotives.

• In the locomotive shed, the exhibition is the foundation railroad collection type. High quality railway models, mainly in the "big" track widths IIm, I, 0 and 0m, as well as original articles of the train and model railroad layouts can be seen.

• Also in 1977, initially disused brewery P. Bartenstein AG (Uster Bräu ) is worth a visit. Since 2008, beer is on the same system in new production areas again brewed by the brewery brewing culture Uster AG. A visit to the old equipment is still possible.

Sports

For individual sports activities the region offers the lake with the possibilities for cycling, inline skating, swimming, rowing, sailing, surfing, diving and running trail in the forest, circuit training, running track, 400 - m running track, indoor and outdoor pools, golf range, mini golf, squash -, tennis and badminton courts. Moreover Examination offers two football pitches, sports stadium and sports hall, is the venue for off-road sports such as triathlon and long-distance running, and is home to more than 71 sports clubs.

Very successfully cut according to experience from the Sportsman of the Ustermer Swimming Club Swimming Club Uster Wallisellenstrasse in national and international competitions. At the annual, national rowing regatta on the Greifensee the rowing club type participates as a local club.

The Judo Club Uster, founded in 1964, is one of the largest judo clubs in Switzerland and plays a leading role in the region Zurich. The women's team is fighting in the National League A, the highest Swiss class; the men's team in the first league.

The urban floorball club UHC Uster denies its games in the top Swiss league, the National League A. In Handball model is represented with the women's team of the TV model in Swiss Premium League. The Soccer Team FC Uster plays in the second league interregional.

In 1998, the official World Half Marathon Championships were held in Uster. Since 1980, takes place every year in mid-September of Greifenseelauf with start and finish in Uster, is run since 1992 on a half- marathon distance, and additional shorter distances.

Others

Partnerships

• Germany Prenzlau, Germany - since 2000

Examination entered into a twinning with Prenzlau ( Germany ) in 2000. The partnership agreement was signed on October 29, 2000 by the then Mayor Prenzlau, Jürgen Hoppe, and the former town president type, re - Surbeck Elisabeth Brugger, signed. On 19 October 2004, the Treaty of Hans -Peter Moser, Mayor of Prenzlau, Elisabeth Surbeck - Brugger, City President of Uster, and Hans Jörg Baumberger, town clerk of Uster, extended by five years until the end of June 2010. Then in the summer of 2010 for another four years.

Recreation & Leisure

For recreation the examination chambers of the lake, the city park area with two ponds and more than seven forests are available.

Markets

In addition to the spring market, and the type- fair in the autumn, which takes place on the last Thursday in November and the subsequent Friday the examination Mart instead (the second market day is thus every few years, December 1 ). This has existed since 1099 fair was originally farmers' market and animal show. Nowadays, there are in addition to the classic market operation and a large carousel and rides operating, so that the event is now one of the largest fairs in Switzerland.

Awards

2001, the city of Uster was honored for her urban and regional planning with the Wakker Prize by the Swiss Heritage Society (SHS ):

"Thanks to exemplary planning and structural measures, it is the city of Uster managed to create a distinct identity in an increasingly anonymous Swiss agglomeration landscape. The settlement area was clearly separated from the rural areas, a high-quality, contemporary architecture actively promoted and the old buildings respectfully integrated into the present. "

Coat of arms

Blazon

The origin of the arms is not entirely clear, since it excludes a takeover of the Barons of Uster.

In the 19th century, was another emblem chosen by the community: " three green lime trees or apple trees ." They appear for the first time on a Protect Flag of about 1835. On 19 June 1917 decided to take over the old coat of arms.

Personalities

• Maria Becker (1920-2012), actress, and last resident died in Uster
• Chris Conz ( born 1985 ), boogie-woogie pianist
• Martha Dewal - Hürlimann, Baden-Württemberg Kammersängerin
• Jacob Gujer called Kleinjogg (1716-1785), farmer and reformer of Agriculture
• Grunholzer Heinrich (1819-1873), teacher, politician (National Council) and producer
• Oliver Hofstetter (* 1990), cyclist
• Ernst Kappeler (1911-1987), writer
• Hedi Lang (1931-2004), politician ( SP), the National Council and Councillor
• Jacob Maurer ( born 1929 ), architect and town planner
• Roger Sablonier (1941-2010), historian
• Otto Schaufelbergerstrasse (1901-1987), teacher and poet of the people
• Heinrich Wild (1833-1902), physicist and meteorologist