The town took its name from being "In the middle". It was listed as being in the middle of two other locations. Additionally, people used to overnight at Mettmenstetten when they were traveling between Zurich and Luzern, as this town is about in the middle of the route. Mettmenstetten is first mentioned in 1116 as Metemunstat. It is mentioned as Mettmonstetten in 1240 and as Metamonstetten or Methemonstettin in 1255.
Geography
Mettmenstetten has an area of. Of this area, 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. It is located about 10 minutes driving distance from the City of Zug, and 25 minutes from the City of Zurich. Affoltern is about 5 minutes north. The municipality includes the village of Mettmenstetten, with the two core sections of Ober- and Untermettmenstetten as well as the other sections; Dachlissen, Eigi, Grossholz, Herferswil, Hübscheren, Rossau and Wissenbach. It is located an elevation of.
Demographics
Mettmenstetten has a population of. , 15% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 5 years the population has grown at a rate of 15%. Most of the population speaks German , with Serbo-Croatian being second most common and Italian being third. In the 2015 election to the National Council the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.7% of the vote. The next four most popular parties were the SPS, the GLP, the FDP, and the GPS. The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 23% of the population, while adults make up 60% and seniors make up 17%. In Mettmenstetten about 83.2% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Mettmenstetten has an unemployment rate of 1.3%. , there were 47 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 54 businesses involved in this sector. 521 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 45 businesses in this sector. 939 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 105 businesses in this sector.
year
population
1836
1,405
1850
1,450
1900
1,396
1950
1,710
2000
3,724
2018
5,093
Education
The city offers daycare, kindergarten, primary and secondary school. There are 124 kids in the kindergarten, 327 in the primary school and 145 in the secondary school. The daycare, called Domino, is located within the school area. The school also has an indoor swimming pool, two indoor sporthalls and a large outdoor grass area used mainly for sports.
Close to Mettmenstetten lies the private airport Hausen am Albis.. Over 16.000 flight movements take place per year, mostly in the weekends and/or the summer. Although the official flight routes are not positioned over Mettmenstetten, the pilots of the private planes often decide to fly over Mettmenstetten instead. They also fly at a lower altitude then the official recommended height of 300 meters. This increases the noise pollution levels for the inhabitants of Mettmenstetten and the surrounding villages, leading them to take action.
