Flaach

Flaach is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Flaach is first mentioned in 1044 as Flacha, though the only surviving copy of the document dates from 1347. Flaach has an area of 10.2 km (3.9 sq mi). Of this area, 51.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is partially agrarian. It is located south of the confluence of the Thur river. The municipality expanded several times at the expense of Berg am Irchel. It expanded in 1619 when Oberdorf joined, in 1775 when Schloss Schollenberg joined and in 1788 when Ziegelhütte joined Flaach. Schloss Flaach is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.