Swiss Towns / Episode 46
Pfungen
10 October 2026 · Zurich
What happened in this episode?
In episode 46, Pfungen was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 2'065 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 2'064 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Pfungen lies in the canton of Zurich. It has 4'170 permanent residents and covers 4.99 km², which corresponds to around 836 residents per km².
- Canton: Zurich
- 4'170 permanent residents
- Area: 4.99 km²
A wool factory harnessed the Töss.
A woollen-goods factory opened in Neu-Pfungen in 1854. It used the Töss for power and later became the Eskimo factory.