Fischenthal
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 114
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Fischenthal centerThe parcel data lists 2’582 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
- 2’582
- 0.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 30.2 km²
- 1.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’427 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 40.3%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1981
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Fischenthal
Fischenthal ranks 49th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 1.7% of its area. The median parcel in Fischenthal measures 1’427 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Fischenthal is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.3% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% 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 1’782 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: 1’041 (40.3%)
Unbuilt: 1’541 (59.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 964 | 11.95 km² | 32.9% |
| Wald | 660 | 16.93 km² | 12.0% |
| Kernzone | 359 | 0.26 km² | 68.5% |
| Wohnzone 2/25% | 210 | 0.21 km² | 74.8% |
| Wohnzone G 2/40% | 202 | 0.23 km² | 78.7% |
| Gewässer | 64 | 0.30 km² | 4.7% |
| Wohnzone 2/35% | 47 | 0.04 km² | 80.9% |
| Gewerbezone I | 18 | 0.06 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 15 | 0.04 km² | 80.0% |
| Erholungszone h | 12 | 0.08 km² | 33.3% |
| Wohnzone G3/50% | 10 | 0.02 km² | 90.0% |
| Bahnareal | 7 | 0.07 km² | 14.3% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 14 | 0.05 km² | 28.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’782 buildings with 1’273 dwellings here; 610 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’782
- Dwellings
- 1’273
- Single-family houses
- 610
- Building volume
- 1.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Fischenthal
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Fischenthal. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.
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