Affoltern (Zürich)
Quarter of the city of Zurich, Switzerland
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Affoltern (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈafɔltərn]) is a quarter in district 11 in Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal).
Affoltern | |
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Quarter | |
Affoltern as seen from Käferberg | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 The quarter of Affoltern in Zurich | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′14″N 8°30′10″E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| City | Zurich |
| District | 11 |
History and demographics
Affoltern was first mentioned in 870 as Affaltrahe, and in the 9th century it was ruled by the St. Gallen Abbey, in the 12th/13th century by the House of Regensberg who built their ancestral seat Altburg nearby, followed in 1468 by the city of Zürich as part of the Obervogtei Regensberg ending in 1798. Affoltern was then after a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into the city Zürich in 1934. As today, Affoltern consists of the former settlements (Fraktionen) Ober- und Unter-Affoltern.
The quarter has a population of 22'972 (2010) distributed on an area of 6.04 km2, and is separated by the Käferberg from the inner city.
Culture
The bath/lido Strandbad Katzensee is very popular.
Transportation
Zürich Affoltern railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S6.
Climate
| Climate data for Zürich / Affoltern (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63 (2.5) |
55 (2.2) |
65 (2.6) |
73 (2.9) |
115 (4.5) |
112 (4.4) |
116 (4.6) |
109 (4.3) |
79 (3.1) |
80 (3.1) |
74 (2.9) |
80 (3.1) |
1,022 (40.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.8 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 125.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 51 | 81 | 139 | 178 | 195 | 216 | 237 | 219 | 159 | 95 | 51 | 40 | 1,662 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 21 | 32 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 41 |
| Source: MeteoSwiss[1] | |||||||||||||
