Schlieren
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 247
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Schlieren centerThe parcel data lists 2’056 parcels in Schlieren, covering 6.6 km². 60.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 752 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’056
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 6.6 km²
- 0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 752 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 60.5%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1973
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Schlieren
Schlieren ranks 61st of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Schlieren measures 752 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Schlieren is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 3 0.60 (13%), Wohnzone 2 0.40 (9.6%) and Wohnzone 4 0.80 (8.3%). In total, Schlieren uses 30 zone designations.
According to the building register, Schlieren has 2’223 buildings with 9’777 dwellings, 4.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 37.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 26.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1920 to 1945 (18.9% of them), and 24.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1973, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’243 (60.5%)
Unbuilt: 813 (39.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 3 0.60 | 268 | 0.39 km² | 76.5% |
| Wohnzone 2 0.40 | 197 | 0.15 km² | 78.7% |
| Wohnzone 4 0.80 | 171 | 0.28 km² | 76.0% |
| Wohnzone G4 0.80 | 167 | 0.21 km² | 84.4% |
| Industriezone BMZ 8 | 149 | 1.01 km² | 65.1% |
| Wohnzone 2 0.45 | 135 | 0.10 km² | 85.9% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 134 | 0.60 km² | 7.5% |
| Wohnzone 2 0.30 | 121 | 0.10 km² | 77.7% |
| Wald | 90 | 1.83 km² | 5.6% |
| kommunale Freihaltezone | 87 | 0.41 km² | 11.5% |
| Reservezone | 82 | 0.19 km² | 2.4% |
| Wohnzone 3 PBG | 78 | 0.04 km² | 82.1% |
| Other zones (18 labels) | 377 | 1.30 km² | 56.8% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’223 buildings with 9’777 dwellings here; 540 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’223
- Dwellings
- 9’777
- Single-family houses
- 540
- Building volume
- 10.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Schlieren
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Schlieren. 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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