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Opfikon is the name of a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zurich, located in the district of Bülach. Coat of Arms: Blazon: "Party per fess gules and argent, in chief a half length portrait of a man wearing a coat sable with a white collar, in base cross pattee sable." Geography: Opfikon is situated right to the northeast of the city of Zurich in the Glatt Valley, near Zurich Airport, and thus lies within the greater Zurich area. As it belongs to the region known as the Zurichois Lowlands "(Zürcher Unterland)", the landscape is rather flat. The lowest point lies 420.4 m above sea level at the border to the neighboring commune of Rümlang, the highest one in the Hard forest, 481 m above sea level. 37% of the municipal territory is covered by settlement area, 17% by wood, 27% by farming ground, 17.6% by transport infrastructures and 1.2% by waters. Historical Overview: The present municipality traces back to two settlements, one of which is Opfikon itself, situated right from the river ... Read more about Opfikon on Wikipedia

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