Volketswil is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, in the agglomeration of Zurich. It comprises the villages of Volketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil and covers about 14 square kilometres. It lies close to Zurich, Winterthur, Uster and Zurich Airport, and its roughly 800 companies employ over 9,500 people, with shopping centres and specialist markets set up in recent decades. A cocoa malt breakfast drink, Forsanose, was produced here from 1934 to 1972. Volketswil is the headquarters and production centre of the pay-TV channel Teleclub, and since 2019 the same building has housed the video assistant referee control centre of the Swiss Football League.
Facts
Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
citypopulation.deCities table, 2025 estimate
Volketswil ZH 10,033 12,241 14,070 17,460 18,865 19,946 1395
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Geography
Volketswil has an area of 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi).
Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
Volketswil is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
View the Source3. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 47.3833,8.7
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 47.3833,8.7, 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 47.3833,8.7, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 483.0
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