Sternenberg

Former municipality in Zurich, Switzerland

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Location of Sternenberg

47°23′N 8°55′E / 47.383°N 8.917°E / 47.383; 8.917CountrySwitzerlandCantonZurichDistrictPfäffikonArea

• Total8.75 km² (3.38 sq mi)Elevation

870 m (2,850 ft)Population

(Dec 2013)

• Total351 • Density40/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)Postal code(s)

8499

SFOS number0179ISO 3166 codeCH-ZHSurrounded byBauma, Fischingen (TG), Fischenthal, Mosnang (SG), WilaWebsitewww.sternenberg.ch
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Sternenberg is a former municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.^[1]

Geography

Before the merger, Sternenberg had a total area of 8.7 km² (3.4 sq mi).^[2] Of this area, 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[2] In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 2.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (1.5%).^[3] Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 0.9% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.^[3]

Demographics

Sternenberg had a population (as of 2013) of 351.^[2] As of 2007^[update], 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.3% male and 48.7% female. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.0%), with French being second most common ( 0.3%) and English being third ( 0.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (22.5%), the CSP (15.7%) and the Green Party (10.2%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.2%. In Sternenberg about 76.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 140 households in Sternenberg.^[3]

Sternenberg has an unemployment rate of 1.8%. As of 2005^[update], there were 48 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 22 businesses involved in this sector. 33 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 46 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.^[2] As of 2007^[update] 41% of the working population were employed full-time, and 59% were employed part-time.^[3]

As of 2008^[update] there were 59 Catholics and 206 Protestants in Sternenberg. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the census^[update], 65.6% were some type of Protestant, with 62.2% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 3.4% belonging to other Protestant churches. 13.5% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 2% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.6% did not give a religion, and 16% were atheist or agnostic.^[3]