Volketswil

Volketswil has an area of 14 km2 . Of this area, 42.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 32.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive . In 1996 housing and buildings made up 22.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest . Of the total unproductive area, water made up 0.2% of the area. As of 2007 30.1% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
Volketswil benefits from its close proximity to the cities of Zurich, Winterthur and Uster, as well as to Zurich Airport. The 800 or so companies located here employ over 9,500 people. In recent decades, various shopping centres and specialist markets have settled in Volketswil. From 1934 to 1972, the nationally known breakfast drink "Forsanose", a cocoa malt powder, was produced in Volketswil.

Wikipedia