Wettswil am Albis

Wettswil am Albis - in the background of the Uetliberg

Wettswil am Albis ( until 1976 officially Wettswil called ) is a municipality in the district Affoltern the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

" Argent, a red flight "

The coat of arms was first recorded by Gerold Edlibach in 1488 and should belong to a noble family of the same name. As a municipal coat of arms is used since 1675th

Geography

In the municipality there are 89 hectares of forest.

The border zones with neighboring municipalities: With Bonstetten 3.9 km, with Stallikon 3.2 km, with Birmensdorf 3.2 km, with 0.0 km Aesch (limit point Aesch / Birmensdorf / Bonstetten / Wettswil am Albis ). From the community area are 42.4 % agriculture, 23.6% is covered by forest, 5.6% is traffic area and 25.2% urban area and 2.7% are waters.

Population

Policy

The SVP combined 36.8 %, SP 20.4%, FDP 23.2%, Green 6.3%, the CVP 4.8%, and the EPP 3.5 % of the electorate votes.

Mayor is Hans Peter Eichenberger (2011 ).

History

Wettswil am Albis was first mentioned in documents as Wettesweilare in 1184, the actual founding of the village lies in the period of migration, as the Alemanni, Switzerland populated. A tribal chief named Wetto or Wettin, which has become settled here with his family, should have given the village its name. In addition to the viticulture experienced in 1850 the Lehmstechen and the brick factory with a short flowering period; in the community at that time there were no less than three hand brickworks.

Personalities

Affoltern District Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Bonstetten, Switzerland Hedingen Maschwanden Mettmenstetten Ottenbach, Switzerland Rifferswil
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