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Location of Uster  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°21′N 8°43′E / 47.350°N 8.717°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zürich |
| District | Uster |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsidentin (list) Barbara Thalmann Stammbach SPS/PSS (as of July 2018) |
| • Parliament | Gemeinderat with 36 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.56 km2 (11.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 34,715 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8610 |
| SFOS number | 0198 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Localities | Kirchuster, Freudwil, Nänikon, Niederuster, Nossikon, Oberuster, Riedikon, Sulzbach, Wermatswil, Werrikon, Winikon-Gschwader |
| Surrounded by | Fehraltorf, Gossau, Greifensee, Maur, Mönchaltorf, Pfäffikon, Seegräben, Volketswil |
| Twin towns | Prenzlau (Germany) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Uster (High Alemannic: Uschter) is a town and the capital of the Uster District in the Swiss canton of Zürich.
The importance of the town of Uster has grown considerably with the construction of the S-Bahn network of the Zürich Transport Network. With over 36,000 inhabitants, it is the third largest town in the canton and is one of the twenty largest towns in Switzerland. Along with Wetzikon, it forms one of the two centres of the Zürcher Oberland. Uster is located next to a lake, called Greifensee.
The official language of Uster is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
The town of Uster received the Wakker Prize in 2001.
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.