Affoltern District

district of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea district_of_the_canton_of_z_rich Q656635
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Affoltern District

Summary

Affoltern District is a district of the canton of Zürich[1]. It draws 690 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_the_canton_of_z_rich category, ranking #6 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • Affoltern District is located in Canton of Zürich[3].
  • Affoltern District is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Affoltern District's instance of is recorded as district of the canton of Zürich[5].
  • Affoltern District's instance of is recorded as district in Switzerland[6].
  • Affoltern District's capital is recorded as Affoltern am Albis[7].
  • Affoltern District's shares border with is recorded as Dietikon District[8].
  • Affoltern District's shares border with is recorded as Zürich District[9].
  • Affoltern District's shares border with is recorded as Horgen District[10].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aeugst am Albis[11].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Affoltern am Albis[12].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bonstetten[13].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hausen am Albis[14].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hedingen[15].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kappel am Albis[16].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Knonau[17].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maschwanden[18].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mettmenstetten[19].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Obfelden[20].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ottenbach[21].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rifferswil[22].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stallikon[23].
  • Affoltern District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wettswil am Albis[24].
  • Affoltern District's Commons category is recorded as Säuliamt[25].
  • Affoltern District's licence plate code is recorded as ZH[26].
  • Affoltern District's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[27].

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Geography

Affoltern District is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Canton of Zürich[3].

Physical Characteristics

Affoltern District covers an area of {'amount': '+113.01'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+664'}[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district of the canton of Zürich[5] and district in Switzerland[6].

Why It Matters

Affoltern District draws 690 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_the_canton_of_z_rich category, ranking #6 of 11).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1354552024
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 18d ago · Alstorx · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Q141540116
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q141540116]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275027|batch #275027]]"
  3. 8w ago · Metaodi · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district → Q141045868
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7938]]: [[Q141045868]]"
  4. 21w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Affoltern am Albis
    Instance of → —
    Official website → http://www.knonauer-amt.ch/
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Canton of Zürich
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31859|batch #31859]]"
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