Rafz
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Rafz
| municipality_type = municipality
| image_photo = Rafz 225.JPG
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| canton = Zürich
| iso-code-region = CH-ZH
| district = Bülach
|coordinates = {{coord|47|37|N|8|32|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 8197
| municipality_code = 0067
| area = 10.74
| elevation = 419|elevation_description=
| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-ZH|0067}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-ZH}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-ZH}}
| website = www.rafz.ch
| mayor = Jürg Sigrist|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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| places =
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| neighboring_municipalities= Buchberg (SH), Dettighofen (DE-BW), Eglisau, Jestetten (DE-BW), Lottstetten (DE-BW), Rüdlingen (SH), Wil
| twintowns = Hetvehely (Hungary)
|}}
Rafz is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Rafz was first mentioned in 1413 as Rafsa.{{Cite web|url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/articles/000055/2011-11-03/|title=Rafz|website=hls-dhs-dss.ch|language=de|access-date=2020-03-06}}
Geography
File:ETH-BIB-Rafz aus 300 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003454.tif (1923)]]
Rafz has an area of {{convert|10.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 52% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.1% is forested. The rest of the land (14.9%) is settled.
Rafz has border crossings into Germany at Schluchenberg with Baltersweil in Baden-Württemberg, Germany to the north of town; Rafz town with Lottstetten town also in Baden-Württemberg, and at Solgen with Lottstetten.
Demographics
Rafz has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-ZH}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-ZH|0067}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZH}} {{as of|2007}}, 14.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.3%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (91.1%), with Italian being second most common (2.5%) and Albanian being third (2.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18.3%), the CSP (10.2%) and the Green Party (8.9%).
The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.7%. In Rafz about 79.5% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Rafz has an unemployment rate of 1.95%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 150 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 38 businesses involved in this sector. The secondary sector employs 459 people and there are 40 businesses in this sector. The tertiary sector employs 536 people, with 91 businesses in this sector.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 30-Jul-2009
= Historical population =
The historical population is given in the following chart:{{cite web|title=PX-Web - Tabelle wählen|url=https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-0102020000_201|agency=www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch|accessdate=2020-02-27}}
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Transport
Rafz railway station is the terminus of Zürich S-Bahn line S9 from Zürich, and an intermediate stop on the S22 between Bülach and Schaffhausen. It is a 38-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{official website|http://www.rafz.ch/}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Bülach}}
{{Authority control}}