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66-461: Aadorf is first mentioned in 886 as Ahadorf . The oldest record of Tänikon , now part of Ettenhausen, dates to 789 as Tanninchova . Tänikon is also the site of the Tänikon monastery , founded in the 13th century. Aawangen is first mentioned in 844 as Oninwanc . Ettenhausen is first mentioned in 1278 as Oetenhuse . Guntershausen bei Aadorf is first mentioned in 1282 as Gundolthuser tal . On 6 April 1358

132-532: A Fachhochschule ). In 2014 the crime rate, of the over 200 crimes listed in the Swiss Criminal Code (running from murder, robbery and assault to accepting bribes and election fraud), in Aadorf was 33 per thousand residents. This rate is only 74.3% of the cantonal rate and 51.1% of the average rate in the entire country. During the same period, the rate of drug crimes was 2.4 per thousand residents. This rate

198-400: A cadet branch of the family of the counts of Bregenz , built Kyburg castle in the tenth century. With the extinction of the counts of Winterthur in 1053, the castle passed to the counts of Dillingen . Winterthur as a city (presumably on the site of a pre-existing village) was founded by Hartmann III of Dillingen in 1180, shortly before his death in the same year. From 1180 to 1263, Winterthur

264-504: A day. As the town is close to Zurich , it is served by many trains on the local Zurich S-Bahn network. EuroCity services to Munich and regional trains to St. Gallen , Konstanz or Romanshorn also serve the station. As well as the Hauptbahnhof, there are nine more stations within the city, called Oberwinterthur , Seen , Grüze , Töss , Hegi , Reutlingen , Wülflingen , Wallrüti and Sennhof-Kyburg . The local public transport

330-549: A department. Departmental tasks, coordination measures and implementation of laws decreed by the Large Municipal Council are carried by the City Council. In the mandate period 2018–2022 ( Legislatur ) the City Council is presided by Stadtpräsident Michael Künzle . The regular election of the City Council by any inhabitant valid to vote is held every four years. Any resident of Winterthur allowed to vote can be elected as

396-421: A household made up of relatives, 47 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 174 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008, was 1.21%. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 5.3 new units per 1000 residents. In 2000 there were 3,090 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size

462-498: A leading role in shaping the musical life of Winterthur, with numerous premiere performances emphasizing contemporary music. The city hall Stadthaus , in which the concerts of the Musikkollegium take place, was built by Gottfried Semper . Musikfestwochen, in late August and early September, sees Winterthur's Old Town taken over for live music of all kinds, in the street and bars as well as in concert venues. The "Albanifest",

528-502: A member of the City Council. The mayor is elected as such by public election by means of a system of Majorz , while the heads of the other directorates are assigned by the collegiate. The delegates are elected by means of a system of Majorz. As of 2018 , Winterthur's City Council is made up of three representatives of the SP ( Social Democratic Party ), one member of the FDP ( FDP.The Liberals ), one of

594-410: A system of proportional representation (Proporz). The sessions of the Large Municipal Council are public. Unlike members of the City Council, members of the Large Municipal Council are not politicians by profession, and they are paid a fee based on their attendance. Any resident of Winterthur allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the Large Municipal Council. The parliament holds its meetings in

660-493: A three-room apartment was about 923.69 CHF (US$ 740, £420, €590) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1567.37 CHF (US$ 1250, £710, €1000). The average apartment price in Aadorf was 94.0% of the national average of 1116 CHF. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.73% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.74%),

726-399: Is 833 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 484 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 237 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 38 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older. As of 2000, there were 2,933 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. In 2000 there were 1,181 single family homes (or 81.4% of

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792-585: Is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect, Zurich German . Winterthur is usually abbreviated as Winti in the local dialect and by its inhabitants. Winterthur is connected to Germany by direct trains and has links to Zurich Airport . It is also a regional transport hub: the A1 motorway from Geneva through to St. Margrethen connects in Winterthur with

858-455: Is Legal Counsel ( Rechtskonsulent ) since 2013 for the City Council. The Grosse Gemeinderat of Winterthur for the mandate period of 2018–2022 The Large Municipal Council ( Grosser Gemeinderat ) holds legislative power . It is made up of 60 members, with elections held every four years. The Large Municipal Council decrees regulations and by-laws that are executed by the City Council and the administration. The delegates are selected by means of

924-492: Is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's sixth-largest city by population , as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Zurich , Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Zurich Metropolitan Area . The official language of Winterthur

990-644: Is located at an elevation of 439 meters (1,440 ft). The city is located in a basin south and east of the river Töss before it meets the High Rhine after 10 kilometers. The Eulach , a small river, flows from the town's east end through the middle of the town to meet the Töss at the west exit of the city. Because of this the town is colloquially also called "Eulachstadt". Zurich lies about 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Winterthur. As of 2004-2009 , Winterthur has an area of 68.1 km (26.3 sq mi); 24.8%

1056-418: Is lower than average, at only 33.8% of the rate in the district, 50.0% of the cantonal rate and is only 24.2% of the national rate. The rate of violations of immigration, visa and work permit laws was 0.4 per thousand residents. This rate is lower than average at only 13.8% of the rate in the canton and 8.2% of the rate for the entire country. Aadorf has either an oceanic or a humid continental climate under

1122-595: Is mentioned in most tourist guides for its numerous museums, many of which offer world class art, among them of the Gottfried Keller-Stiftung . The most famous are: Winterthur's chamber orchestra Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur is the oldest orchestra in Switzerland, and also plays at the Zurich Opera . Between 1922 and 1950, the philanthropist Werner Reinhart and the conductor Hermann Scherchen played

1188-533: Is now known as Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW). The headquarters of the Club of Rome are located in Winterthur. SIS Swiss International School maintains a campus in Winterthur. International School Winterthur , formerly located in Winterthur, closed in 2015. Bahnhof Winterthur , the central station, is one of the busiest stations on the Swiss Railway Network with 105,000 passengers

1254-627: Is run by Stadtbus Winterthur  [ de ] with twelve town bus lines, including the Winterthur trolleybus system , and five regional bus lines. There are two airports: Winterthur Hegmatten (LSPH) and Speck (LSZK). Winterthur is not high on the list of tourist destinations in Switzerland. As a result, it does not offer a wide range of hotels to choose from. As it is relatively easy to reach from Zurich by public transport, tourists who do visit Winterthur often stay in Zurich. Nevertheless, Winterthur

1320-407: Is used for agricultural purposes, 40.4% is forested, 33.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.1% is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 21.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.6% of the area. As of 2007 , 27.6% of the total municipal area

1386-547: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.60 km (2.16 sq mi) or 28.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.82 km (1.47 sq mi) or 19.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km (17 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km (20 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 12.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 0.7%. Out of

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1452-503: The Abbey of St. Gall . The right to appoint the priest, was acquired by the Lords of Bernegg before 1304. In 1318, these rights transferred to Hermann of Hohenlandenberg-Greifensee, in 1349-50 they went to Rüti monastery and after the monastery's secularization in 1525 the rights went to Zurich. After 1427, the dividing line between the territorial boundary of the counties of Kyburg and Thurgau (now

1518-603: The Bronze and Roman eras . The Church (current building from 1863 to 1865) was founded in 840 by the Emperor , and in 886 it was mentioned as the principal church of the Counts of Linzgau. The nearby older cemetery at Sonnhalde dates from the 7th and 8th centuries. In 890, Count Udalrich IV established a clerical community that was affiliated with the church, for the care of his burial place. But by 894/895 this community had already transferred to

1584-672: The CVP (4.2%, +0.2). In the federal election a total of 32,907 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.0%. In the 2015 election for the Swiss National Council the most popular party was the SPS which received 26.1% of the vote. The next most popular parties were the SVP (23.4%), the FDP (12.1%), the Green Party (8.8%), the glp (8.8%), the EVP (5.0%), the CVP (4.0%), and BDP (3.5%). In

1650-587: The Conservative Democratic Party (BDP/PBD) , Federal Democratic Union (EDU/UDF) , and the Pirate Party . In the 2019 federal election for the Swiss National Council the most popular party was the PS which received 22.6% (−3.4) of the vote. The next six most popular parties were the SVP (17.8%, -5.6), the Green Party (17.8%, +9), the glp (14.3%, +5.5), FDP (10.6%, -1.5), the EVP (5.0%, 0), and

1716-794: The French Army of the Danube and elements of the Habsburg army, commanded by Friedrich, Baron von Hotze during the War of the Second Coalition , in the French Revolutionary Wars . Because Winterthur lies near Zurich and at the junction of seven roads, the army that held the town held the access to most of Switzerland and points crossing the Rhine into southern Germany. Although the forces involved were small,

1782-551: The Köppen climate classification . Aadorf has an average of 134.5 days of precipitation per year and on average receives 1,184 mm (46.6 in) of precipitation . The wettest month is June during which time Aadorf receives an average of 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain or snow. During this month there are 12.1 days with precipitation. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.7, but with only 124 mm (4.9 in) of precipitation. The driest month of

1848-687: The Rathaus once a month on Mondays. The last regular election of the Large Municipal Council was held on 8 March 2018 for the mandate period (German: Legislatur ) from May 2018 to April 2022. Currently the Large Municipal Council consists of 18 members of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS) , 10 Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) , 8 The Liberals (FDP/PLR) , 7 Green Liberal Party (GLP/PVL) , 5 Green Party (GPS/PES) , 4 Evangelical People's Party (EVP) , 3 Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) , 2 Alternative List (AL) , one representative each of

1914-445: The SP (10.78%) and the FDP (10.01%). In the federal election, a total of 2,449 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.4%. The historical population is given in the following table: The Agrotechnorama Tänikon and the former monastery church of St Bernhard are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance . The former Cistercian monastery of Tänikon , which included

1980-621: The Swiss Reformed Church (37.1% of the population) and 26,995 Catholics (26.7% of the population) in Winterthur. Of the other Christian faiths, 326 (0.3%) were Lutheran , 203 (0.2%) were Christian Catholic , 3141 (3.1%) are some type of Christian Orthodox and 3,132 (3.1%) are another Christian faith. Of the rest of the population, 11,608 (11.5%) were Muslim, 108 (0.1%) were Jewish, 1,359 (1.3%) belonged to another non-Christian faith and 16,779 (16.6%) were atheist or agnostic or did not belong to any organized faith. Historically, Winterthur

2046-431: The primary economic sector and about 56 businesses involved in this sector. 1,172 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 93 businesses in this sector. 1,351 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 233 businesses in this sector. In 2000 there were 5,189 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 2,419 or about 46.6% of the residents worked outside Aadorf while 1,406 people commuted into

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2112-641: The A4 motorway heading north toward Schaffhausen and the A7 motorway heading close to the Swiss-German border at Kreuzlingen . There are also roads leading to other places such as Turbenthal . The railway station is the fourth busiest railway station in Switzerland, and is 20 minutes away by train from Zurich. Vitudurum was a vicus in what is now Oberwinterthur during the Roman era (first century BC to third century AD). It

2178-634: The Church of St Bernhard, was first mentioned in 1247. During the 15th and 16th centuries, portions of the monastery were demolished and later a road was built through the cloister . The monastery buildings eventually became a federal agricultural research facility, the Agrotechnorama Tänikon. The former monastery church includes a marble pulpit and altar by Johann Josef Mosbrugger from 1830 to 1831. As of  2007, Aadorf had an unemployment rate of 1.64%. As of 2005, there were 181 people employed in

2244-540: The GPS ( Green Party ), one of the GLP ( Green Liberal Party ), and one of the CVP ( Christian Democratic People's Party , who is also the mayor), giving the left parties a combined four out of seven seats. The last regular election was held on 5 March and 15 April 2018, the last special election on 23 August 2020. Ansgar Simon is Town Chancellor ( Stadtschreiber ) since and Marcel Wendelspiess

2310-550: The National Railway of Switzerland (a private enterprise). In 1878, Winterthur had to sell its shares in the line, and from 1881 to 1885 it was in great difficulties due to a loan of nine million francs guaranteed in 1874 by the town, together with three others in Aargau, to the enterprise. As the three co-guarantor towns were unable to pay their shares, the whole burden fell on Winterthur, which struggled to meet its liabilities. But it

2376-497: The Swiss towns Frauenfeld , St. Gallen , and Schaffhausen : The community of Winterthur in Delaware , US, is named after the city. As of July 2008 the population of Winterthur is 100,000. More recently (as of 31 December 2020) the population was 114,220. As of 2007 23.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population

2442-543: The ability of the Austrians to sustain an 11-hour assault against the French line, on the plateau north of Zurich, resulted in the consolidation of three Austrian forces. This led to the French defeat a few days later. In the 19th century, Winterthur became an industrial town when companies, like Sulzer , Rieter and SLM , built large industrial plants. Winterthur suffered severely from its investments in and guarantee of loans to

2508-745: The border between Canton Zurich, Thurgau) ran through the parish of Aadorf. During the Late Middle Ages the dominant landlord in Aadorf was the Abbey of St. Gallen. In 1413 the Abbey had to sell all their rights, except for the low justice rights in Tänikon Monastery, to other landholders. In 1528-29, the Protestant Reformation was introduced in Aadorf. As part of the Counter-Reformation Tänikon Monastery expanded. During

2574-638: The brothers Herman and Beringer von Landenberg and Hermann von Landenberg donated the church of Aadorf to the Rüti Monastery . The territory of the municipality was enlarged in 1996, when it absorbed the neighboring municipalities of Aawangen , Ettenhausen , Guntershausen bei Aadorf , and Wittenwil . As of 2008, it was the canton's seventh largest municipality. Graves from the Hallstatt period were discovered near Elgg and west of Bruggwingert. The Bachwiesen archeological site has yielded scattered finds from

2640-585: The control of the Austrian Habsburgs. Needing money, in 1467, the Habsburgs sold Winterthur to the city of Zurich . While it was under the leadership of Zurich, Winterthur's economic freedom was restricted. It lost many of its market rights and the right to trade in some goods. This ended in 1798, when Napoleonic troops took the town. On 27 May 1799, it was the site of the Battle of Winterthur between elements of

2706-583: The early 1980s. In 2010, Peraves won the Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize with an electric powered version of the Monotracer. Among other commercial organizations, Winterthur was home to Switzerland's largest insurance business Winterthur Insurance . Until its acquisition, the company was the largest in Switzerland and was in Europe's top 10. On 1 January 2007 the Winterthur company

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2772-590: The federal election, a total of 33,426 voters were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.3%. In the 2011, federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 22.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (21.8%), the Green Liberals (11.1%) and the Green Party (10.1%). Winterthur is twinned with two Swiss and two international towns and coordinates its international relations together with

2838-526: The forested land, 27.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.5% is used for growing crops, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located in the Frauenfeld district, between Winterthur and Wil ( SG ) along the Lützelmurg. It consists of

2904-467: The gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The population was made up of 3,294 Swiss men (42.1% of the population), and 596 (7.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 3,427 Swiss women (43.8%), and 515 (6.6%) non-Swiss women. In 2008 there were 60 live births to Swiss citizens and 9 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 56 deaths of Swiss citizens and 5 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration,

2970-429: The largest annual festival in a historic town in Switzerland, is named after Saint Alban , one of the city's four saints, is held here, over three days in late June every year. Although a recent creation, the festival celebrates the granting of a charter to the town in 1264 by Rudolf of Habsburg on 22 June of that year, which happened to be the saint's day. The church of St. Laurenz in the city centre dates from 1264,

3036-663: The monastery and took over the buildings. Two years later, 1850, they sold the monastery and chapel to the Planta family and the Tänikon parish church . The monastery was sold in 1936 to Otto Zuber and in 1969 it was taken over by the new Eidgenosenschaft Forschungsanstalt für Betriebswirtschaft und Landtechnik (Swiss Federal Institute of Business and Agriculture). In 2006 it became the Agrotechnorama Tänikon. Aadorf has an area, as of 2017, of 19.94 square kilometers (7.70 sq mi). Of this area, 10.36 km (4.00 sq mi) or 52.0%

3102-418: The municipality for work. There were a total of 4,176 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 15.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 48.1% used a private car. From the 2000 census, 3,014 or 41.3% were Roman Catholic , while 2,892 or 39.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 2 Old Catholics (or about 0.03% of

3168-433: The population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 3 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 5 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 43 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 35 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources)

3234-422: The population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 502 (or about 6.88% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 183 individuals (or about 2.51% of the population) did not answer the question. In Aadorf about 75% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or

3300-550: The population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland there are 66 individuals (or about 0.90% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 242 individuals (or about 3.31% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish , and 382 (or about 5.23% of the population) who are Islamic . There are 17 individuals (or about 0.23% of

3366-488: The total) out of a total of 1,451 inhabited buildings. There were 99 two family buildings (6.8%), 42 three family buildings (2.9%) and 129 multi-family buildings (or 8.9%). There were 1,642 (or 22.5%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 4,032 (or 55.2%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 439 (or 6.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 33 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 33 persons who lived in

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3432-485: The villages Bürg , Friedtal , Huzenwil , Moos and Häuslenen . It had 473 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 400 in 1870, 656 in 1960 and 1051 in 1990. In 1996 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Aadorf . This Thurgau location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Winterthur Winterthur ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɪntɐtuːɐ̯] ; French : Winterthour )

3498-441: The villages of Aadorf, Aawangen, Ettenhausen, Guntershausen bei Aadorf and Wittenwil. Aadorf has a population (as of December 2020) of 9,216. As of 2008, 14.2% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.5%) and Albanian being third ( 2.0%). As of 2008,

3564-516: The wave of secularization that followed the Helvetic Republic , much of the monastery's land was nationalized. After 1804, they were virtually forbidden to accept any new novitiates . The Thurgau Cantonal Constitution of 1831 placed all the monastery's assets under state control. In 1836, the canton appointed a trustee and sold the monastery lands. In 1848 the Grand Council of Thurgau dissolved

3630-494: The working population were employed full-time, and 52.1% were employed part-time. In Winterthur, about 70.7% of the population (between ages 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). The town is renowned for its institute of higher education Technikum , which is the largest school of technology in Switzerland. The institute has recently teamed up with schools from Zurich and

3696-510: The world's large banks, Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS, since 1998 UBS AG ), was founded in Winterthur. The Landbote newspaper is situated in Winterthur, and also serves as Winterthurer Stadtanzeiger , the official publication organ of the city of Winterthur. Peraves , the manufacturer of the fully enclosed "cabin motorcycle" named the Monotracer, predated by an earlier model named the Ecomobile , has been manufacturing these vehicles since

3762-457: The year is February with an average of 73 mm (2.9 in) of precipitation over 10.0 days. Aawangen 47°30′42.54″N 8°53′58.68″E  /  47.5118167°N 8.8996333°E  / 47.5118167; 8.8996333 Aawangen is a village and former municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau , Switzerland . It was probably first recorded in 844 as Oninwanc . The municipality also contained

3828-549: Was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (83.0%), with Italian being second-most common (4.9%) and Albanian being third (2.0%). The age distribution of the population (as of 2018 ) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.2%. There are 42,028 households in Winterthur. As of 2008 there were 37,327 members of

3894-526: Was acquired by the French AXA group and is now known as AXA Winterthur. As of 2011 , Winterthur had an unemployment rate of 3.53%. As of 2017 , there were 185 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 60 businesses involved in this sector; 11,880 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 884 businesses in this sector; 59,767 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 6,983 businesses in this sector. As of 2007 47.9% of

3960-581: Was an increase of 177 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 56 people. This represents a population growth rate of 3.1%. The age distribution, as of 2009, in Aadorf is; 779 children or 9.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,041 teenagers or 13.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 1,010 people or 12.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 983 people or 12.3% are between 30 and 39, 1,351 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 1,224 people or 15.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution

4026-400: Was assisted by large loans from the cantonal and federal governments. The Great Depression , in the 1930s, hit Winterthur extremely hard. Sixty percent of the total employees in town worked in the machine industry . Jobs became extremely hard to find. However, with the outbreak of World War II , industry grew again in the city. In 2008, Winterthur reached 100,000 inhabitants. Winterthur

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4092-508: Was fortified into a castrum at the end of the third century, apparently in reaction to the incipient Alamannic invasion . There was an Alamannic settlement on the site in the seventh century. In a battle near Winterthur in 919, Burchard II of Swabia asserted his control over the Thurgau within the Duchy of Swabia against the claims of Rudolph II of Burgundy . The counts of Winterthur ,

4158-428: Was one of the homes of Switzerland's rail industry and an industrial centre, however the rail industry and other heavy industry have mostly shut down. Amongst the most significant companies was Sulzer Brothers, today's Sulzer Ltd., Sulzer AG , commonly abbreviated to Sulzer . Textile production declined even earlier on. The Rieter textile machinery company is based in Winterthur. Switzerland's largest bank, and one of

4224-618: Was ruled by the cadet line of the House of Kyburg . When the counts of Kyburg became extinct in the male line in 1263, Winterthur passed to the House of Habsburg , who established a comital line of Neu-Kyburg in 1264 and granted city rights to Winterthur in the same year. From 1415 until 1442 Winterthur was reichsfrei (subject only to the Holy Roman Emperor ). However, in the Old Zürich War they lost this freedom and came back under

4290-441: Was the four-room apartment of which there were 797. There were 90 single-room apartments and 564 apartments with six or more rooms. As of 2000 the average price to rent an average apartment in Aadorf was 1048.91 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$ 840, £470, €670 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 514.48 CHF (US$ 410, £230, €330), a two-room apartment was about 751.73 CHF (US$ 600, £340, €480),

4356-489: Was undergoing some type of construction. Winterthur has seven city districts (German: Stadtkreise ): 1 – Winterthur-Stadt, 2 – Oberwinterthur, 3 – Seen, 4 – Töss, 5 – Veltheim, 6 – Wülflingen, 7 – Mattenbach The City Council ( Stadtrat ) constitutes the executive government of the City of Winterthur and operates as a collegiate authority . It is composed of seven councilors (German: Stadtrat/ Stadträtin ), each presiding over

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