Bülach

Bülach Bezirk Bülach
—  District  —
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zürich
Capital	Bülach
Area
- Total	185.19 km2 (71.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	122,722
- Density	662.7/km2 (1,716.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	22

Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°34′E / 47.667°N 8.567°E / 47.667; 8.567 The Bülach district (Bezirk Bülach) is one of 12 districts of the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland, with some 117,000 inhabitants the third largest in the canton. Its administrative capital is Bülach, the largest municipality is Kloten, the location of Zurich Airport. It includes the Rafzerfeld north of the Rhine, with Rafz, Wil, Hüntwangen and Wasterkingen.

The territory of Bülach has been controlled by Zürich since 1409, the remaining parts followed in the later 15th century (Eglisau 1496), with the exception of the Rafzerfeld, which was acquired by Zürich in 1651.

Municipalities

^a  Dec 2008 population

^b  Dec 2008 population

See also

• Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

External links

• Bülach (Vogtei, Bezirk) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

References

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