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Fischenthal

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 114

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’581 parcels in Fischenthal, covering 30.2 km². 40.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’427 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’581
0.7% of the canton
Total area
30.2 km²

1.8% of the canton

Median area
1’427 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
40.3%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1981

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Fischenthal

Fischenthal ranks 48th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 1.8% of its area. The median parcel in Fischenthal measures 1’427 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Fischenthal is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.3% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (37.3%), Wald (25.6%) and Kernzone (13.9%). In total, Fischenthal uses 16 zone designations.

According to the building register, Fischenthal has 1’781 buildings with 1’273 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 49.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (25.3% of them), and 29.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’040 (40.3%)Unbuilt: 1’541 (59.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone96411.95 km²32.9%
Wald66016.93 km²12.0%
Kernzone3590.26 km²68.5%
Wohnzone 2/25%2100.21 km²74.8%
Wohnzone G 2/40%2020.23 km²78.7%
Gewässer630.30 km²3.2%
Wohnzone 2/35%470.04 km²80.9%
Gewerbezone I180.06 km²66.7%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten150.04 km²80.0%
Erholungszone h120.08 km²33.3%
Wohnzone G3/50%100.02 km²90.0%
Bahnareal70.07 km²14.3%
Other zones (4 labels)140.05 km²28.6%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’781 buildings with 1’273 dwellings here; 610 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’781
Dwellings
1’273
Single-family houses
610
Building volume
1.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential785
  • Mixed use23
  • Non-residential881
  • Other92

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920263
  • 1920-194556
  • 1946-196074
  • 1961-1980100
  • 1981-2000199
  • 2001-2010167
  • 2011-2020109
  • 2021 and later28
  • Unknown year44

Maps and geodata for Fischenthal

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