# Regensdorf

Regensdorf is a municipality in the Dielsdorf District of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest city in the Furttal region.
Katzensee is a lake that also includes Strandbad Katzensee, a lido on the border with the Affoltern quarter of the city of Zürich.

## History

Regensdorf is first mentioned in 870 as Reganesdorf. In 931, it was mentioned as Wat and in 1040 as Adalinchova, probably when Alt-Regensberg Castle was built by the House of Regensberg.

## Geography

Regensdorf has an area of 14.6 km$^2$ (5.6 sq mi). Of this area, 43.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 30.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on both sides of the Furtbach (Furt stream). It consists of the villages of Watt (which in turn includes the hamlets of Oberdorf, Altburg, Katzensee and Neu-Hard), Adlikon and Regensdorf (which includes the hamlets of Alt-Hard and Geissberg).
Regensdorf sits in a plain, at an elevation of 443 metres (1,453 ft). The shallow east–west Furt valley in which it sits is surrounded by several hills. To the north is Regensberg (617 m (2,024 ft)), on which stands Regensberg Castle. To the northwest, beyond Buchs, is Lägern (866 metres (2,841 ft)). To the southwest is Altberg (632 metres (2,073 ft)), on the summit of which stands Waldschenke Altberg. To the south is Gubrist (615 metres (2,018 ft)), through which passes the A1 motorway via the Gubrist Tunnel.

## Demographics

Regensdorf has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 18,568. As of 2007, 31.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last ten years the population has grown at a rate of 16.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (77.8%), with Italian being second most commbon (5.6%) and Albanian being third (3.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (16.5%), the FDP (9.5%) and the CVP (8.7%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 67.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.6%. In Regensdorf about 65.6% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Regensdorf has an unemployment rate of 3.39%. As of 2005, there were 97 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 30 businesses involved in this sector. 2,418 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 163 businesses in this sector. 6,321 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 626 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
| 1468 | 97 (23 households) |
| 1634 | 553 |
| 1850 | 1,201 |
| 1880 | 1,020 |
| 1950 | 2,093 |
| 1970 | 8,566 |
| 2000 | 14,628 |

## Transportation
### Bus

Regensdorf is served by bus lines 451 (Regensdorf Zentrum to Adlikon), 452 (Regensdorf Zentrum to Regensdorf Moosächer), 453 (Regensdorf Watt to Adlikon), 454 (Regensdorf Allmend to Regensdorf Watt), 456 (Dielsdorf to Regensdorf Watt), 485 (Zürich Altstetten to Buchs) and 491 (Hüttikon to Zurich Zehntenhausplatz).

### S-Bahn

Regensdorf-Watt railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn, on the lines S6, S21 and SN6.

#### S6

There is a train every thirty minutes, from 05:26 to 00:21, on the S6 line. Inbound, the train stops at: Zürich Affoltern, Zürich Seebach, Zürich Oerlikon, Zürich Hardbrücke, Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich Stadelhofen, Zürich Tiefenbrunnen, Zollikon, Küsnacht Goldbach, Küsnacht ZH, Erlenbach ZH, Winkel am Zürichsee, Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, Meilen and Uetikon (terminus).
Between Zürich Oerlikon and Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, the S6 combines with the S16 to provide a frequency of one train every fifteen minutes.
Outbound, the stops are: Buchs-Dällikon, Otelfingen Golfpark, Otelfingen, Würenlos, Wettingen and Baden (terminus).

#### S21

There is a train every thirty minutes, from 6:31 to 8:01, on the S21 line. It utilises the new DML tunnel.
The service operates on weekdays during peak hours; there are a total of eight trains in each direction per day. (Inbound trains in the morning and outbound trains in the evening bypass Zürich Seebach.)
The stops to and from Regensdorf:
Outbound: Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich Hardbrücke, Zürich Oerlikon, (Zürich Seebach) and Zürich Affoltern.
Inbound: Zürich Affoltern, (Zürich Seebach), Zürich Oerlikon, Zürich Hardbrücke and Zürich Hauptbahnhof (terminus).

#### SN6

There is also the SN6, a night train that runs a single service between Zürich Tiefenbrunnen and Regensdorf-Watt, where it terminates. It leaves Tiefenbrunnen at 00:56 and arrives, seven stops later, at Regensdorf-Watt at 01:21.
The route of the SN6 to Regensdorf-Watt: Zürich Tiefenbrunnen, Zürich Stadelhofen, track 1, Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich Hardbrücke, Zürich Oerlikon, Zürich Seebach and Zürich Affoltern.

#### New service

In September 2014, an additional Zürich S-Bahn connection, from Regensdorf to Zürich Hauptbahnhof via the ETH Hönggerberg "Science City" underground station, began.

### Trolleybus

The nearest Zürich trolleybus option is line 46, which is accessed at the intersection of Geeringstrasse and Rütihofstrasse, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the southeast in Höngg.

## Sport

FC Regensdorf, an amateur football club, play at the Sportanlage Wisacher on Wiesackerstrasse. As of the 2019–20 season, they are in 2. Liga, the sixth tier of football in Switzerland.

## Notable people

* John Gossweiler (1873–1952), state botanist to the Government of Angola from 1899 to 1952
* Heinz Stettler (1952–2006), bobsledder, bronze medallist at the 1984 Winter Olympics