Weiach

Also known as Weiach ZH

Weiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Weiach
Swiss town.image_photo: Weiach - Kirchenbezirk, Büelstrasse 17 - Kirche - Friedhof 2011-09-15 10-34-38 ShiftN.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Weiach COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Weiach Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Zurich
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-ZH
Swiss town.district: Dielsdorf
Swiss town.postal_code: 8187
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0102
Swiss town.area: 9.64
Swiss town.elevation: 390
Swiss town.lowest: Rhine
Swiss town.lowest_m: 332
Swiss town.highest: Haggenberg (Stadlerberg)
Swiss town.highest_m: 615
Swiss town.website: www.weiach.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Fisibach (AG), Kaiserstuhl (AG), Hohentengen am Hochrhein (D), Glattfelden, Stadel bei Niederglatt, Bachs

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Official name: Weiach
Population: 1809
Area: 9.58
Elevation: 391
Official website: www.weiach.ch
Image: Weiach - Kirchenbezirk, Büelstrasse 17 - Kirche - Friedhof 2011-09-15 10-34-38 ShiftN.jpg
Dialing code: 044
Licence plate code: ZH

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Commons category: Weiach
postal code: 8187
P8168: James Fisher Robinson
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/102

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Weiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

==History== thumb|Aerial view from 600 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925) Weiach is first mentioned in 1271. It has belonged to Swiss Confederation since 1424. Since 1962 there has been a gravel industry located in Weiach. On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 crashed into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach while attempting to land at Zurich Airport. The crash, which was caused by a faulty navigation system, killed all 40 passengers and 6 crew.