Pfaffikon, Zurich

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Pfäffikon is a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name. It is not to be confused with Pfäffikon SZ on Lake Zurich but in the canton of Schwyz.Pfäffikon is first mentioned in 811 as faffinchova. In 965 it was mentioned as haffinchova.Pfäffikon has an area of 19.5 square kilometers (7.5 sq mi). Of this area, 43.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (16.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 11.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.8%).