Altikon
municipality in Switzerland
Altikon is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Altikon is first mentioned in 1277 as Altlincon.
Geography
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 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 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.
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