Steinhausen, Switzerland

Steinhausen is first mentioned in 1173 as Steinhusin. ==Geography==

Steinhausen has an area, , of . Of this area, 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the north-west edge of the Lorze river flood plain. It consists of the village of Steinhausen and the hamlets of Bann and Erli. ==Demographics==

Steinhausen has a population (as of ) of . , 19.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (86.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 3.4%) and Italian being third ( 2.8%). In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 28.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.7%), the FDP (19.7%) and the Green Party (19.5%). == Transport ==

Steinhausen railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S5. It is a 43-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Another station, Steinhausen Rigiblick railway station was opened in 2012. == Notable people ==

• Max Huwyler (born 1931) is a Swiss writer, lives in Steinhausen • Josef Bisig (born 1952 in Steinhausen) a Swiss Roman Catholic priest, and co-founder and first superior general of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter • Céline Schärer (born 1990) is a professional Swiss triathlete, lives in Steinhausen • Nina Betschart (born 1995 in Steinhausen) a Swiss professional beach volleyball player == Economy ==

The headquarters of now defunct Crypto AG was located in Steinhausen. ==References==