Altikon

Altikon
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Location of Altikon
Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°47′E / 47.567°N 8.783°E / 47.567; 8.783Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°47′E / 47.567°N 8.783°E / 47.567; 8.783
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Winterthur
Area
• Total	7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation	393 m (1,289 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
• Total	653
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Postal code	8321
SFOS number	0211
Surrounded by	Dinhard, Ellikon an der Thur, Neunforn (TG), Rickenbach, Thalheim an der Thur, Uesslingen-Buch (TG)
Website	www.altikon.ch SFSO statistics

Altikon is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Altikon is first mentioned in 1277 as Altlincon.

Altikon has an area of 7.7 km² (3.0 sq mi). Of this area, 68.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 3.5% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 2.6% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 2.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The village of Altikon is located on the southern bank of the Thur river. It is at the intersection of the old Thurtalstrasse (parallel to the Thur river) from Andelfingen to Frauenfeld and the main north-south road over the Thru. The municipality includes the village of Altikon and the hamlet of Schneit. Since 1884 it has also included Feldi and Herten (Burgstelle), which were part of Ellikon an der Thur.

Altikon has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 653. 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 51.2% male and 48.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.4%), with English being second most common ( 0.3%) and Spanish being third ( 0.3%).