Wald

Wald is the German word for forest.

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Wald, Zürich

Wald is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Wald is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1217. In the year 1621 the municipality received market rights.

During the process of industrialization it had numerous spinning mills and weaving mills.

Geography

Wald has an area of 25.2 km² (9.7 sq mi). Of this area, 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).In 1996 housing and buildings made up 8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.1%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.2% of the area. As of 2007 8.6% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

Demographics

Wald has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 9,446.As of 2007, 23.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 50% male and 50% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (83.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.8%).

Wald, Upper Palatinate

Wald is a municipality in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany.

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