Stammheim, Zurich

Stammheim
Municipality
Village church in Unterstammheim
Coat of arms
Location of Stammheim
Stammheim Show map of Switzerland Stammheim Show map of Canton of Zurich
Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°47′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Andelfingen
Area
• Total	2,393 km^2 (924 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	2,746
• Density	1.1/km^2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8476, 77, 68
SFOS number	0292
ISO 3166 code	CH-ZH
Surrounded by	Basadingen-Schlattingen (TG), Diessenhofen (TG), Wagenhausen (TG)
Website	www.stammheim.ch SFSO statistics

Stammheim is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen merged into the new municipality of Stammheim.[1]

History

Oberstammheim

In 2009, archaeologists announced the discovery of an Iron Age (late Hallstatt or early La Tène) tumulus burial, apparently of a Celtic nobleman. While there are comparable finds in Germany, the site is unique in Switzerland.[2]

Oberstammheim is first mentioned in 761 as Stamhaim. In 1212 it was mentioned as in Stamehein superiori.[3]

Geography

After the merger, Stammheim has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 23.95 km^2 (9.25 sq mi).[4]

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 2,859.[5]

Aerial view (1964)

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[6]

References

1. "Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz". www.bfs.admin.ch (in German). Bundesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
2. Fürstengrab in Oberstammheim gefunden NZZ 21 August 2009.
3. Oberstammheim in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
5. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
6. Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016

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