Glattpark
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| Glattpark | |
|---|---|
 Glattpark August 2007 | |
  Location within Switzerland  Glattpark (Canton of Zürich) | |
 Interactive map of the Glattpark area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential and commercial area |
| Location | Opfikon, Switzerland |
| Completed | 2020 |
| Website | |
| glattpark | |
Glattpark is a large construction project in Switzerland that took shape in Opfikon, close to the border to the city of Zurich. As part of the construction project, a new neighbourhood was built by 2020; it is designed to provide room for 7,000 residents and about the same number of jobs.
Some of the favourable locational factors used to market the area are the direct proximity to the city of Zurich, where similar construction projects are being realized in the Oerlikon and Seebach quarters. The large service companies based in the north of the city and other companies in nearby Glattbrugg, Rümlang and at the airport promise a large number of potential jobs. One of the negative points is that the area is about two miles from the threshold of runway 34/16 of Zurich Airport and thus practically in the axis line of the runway. However, construction in the area placed a strong emphasis on noise isolation of the buildings, with inhabitants reporting that the noise levels are not significant.[citation needed]
The headquarters of Kraft Foods Europe GmbH are located in Glattpark.
Park
On the eastern side of the area an artificial lake has been created as well as a park area, called Opfikerpark. The artificial lake is 41 metres (135 ft) wide and 550 metres (1,800 ft) long and is safe to swim in, with sandy beaches having been included in the design. Bridges cross the lake at regular intervals to link the inhabited zone with the park.
