Rafz is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, first mentioned in 1413 as Rafsa. It covers 10.7 square kilometres, of which 52 percent is agricultural land, 33.1 percent forest and 14.9 percent settled. The municipality has border crossings into Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at Schluchenberg, at Rafz itself with Lottstetten, and at Solgen. Its population was 4,628 at the end of 2020, and in 2000 about 91 percent spoke German. Rafz railway station is the terminus of Zürich S-Bahn line S9 and a stop on the S22 between Bülach and Schaffhausen, a 38-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Switzerland: Zürich
City Population (citypopulation.de)Table of the Canton of Zurich, Estimate 2025-12-31
Rafz Commune Bezirk Bülach 2,325 2,599 3,395 4,025 4,628 4,792
Table of the Canton of Zurich, column Population Estimate 2025-12-31
Rafz Commune Bezirk Bülach 2,325 2,599 3,395 4,025 4,628 4,792
View the Source 2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 47.6167,8.5333
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 47.6167,8.5333, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 47.6167,8.5333, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 455.0
Rafz (Wikipedia)
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is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland
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is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland
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