Kappel am Albis


Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Its name of Kappel is specified by "on the Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.

History

Kappel am Albis is first mentioned in 1185 as de Capella.
The settlement was founded in 1185 as a Cistercian monastery which today houses a seminar centre, hotel, cafe and a restaurant.
It was the location of the Wars of Kappel in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the Reformation of Huldrych Zwingli. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser.

Geography

Kappel am Albis has an area of. Of this area, 70.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.

Demographics

Kappel am Albis has a population of. , 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.7%. Most of the population speaks German , with English being second most common and French being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP, the SPS and the FDP.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 28.1% of the population, while adults make up 60.8% and seniors make up 11.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kappel am Albis about 83.6% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Kappel am Albis has an unemployment rate of 1.09%. , there were 75 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 65 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 18 businesses in this sector. 124 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 25 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1634256
1799438
1850743
1900697
1950676
1980567
2000865