Wallisellen - officially a city since July 1, 2022 - borders the city of Zurich in the southwest, Opfikon and Kloten in the north, Dietlikon in the east and Dübendorf in the south. Wallisellen is particularly attractive for tax purposes. The airport is 16 minutes away by public transport; Zurich Central Station is 9 minutes away.
Wallisellen developed from a rural village into an agglomeration town that was able to preserve much of its original settlement structure; which the population highly appreciates. In the Hörnligraben and Hardwald, the population has large natural areas at their disposal, which are actively used for walks or sports.
Shopping, sport and relaxation
Wallisellen provides the sports and recreation center, the indoor and outdoor pools, But attractive municipal infrastructure facilities are also available for well-developed school buildings. Other advantages include good connections to the public transport network and the road network as well as good shopping opportunities in the town center and in Glatt Shopping Center to name. This attractiveness of the city is probably one reason that Wallisellen has grown steadily and now has over 17,000 inhabitants and around 21,000 jobs.
Important companies
Wallisellen is an attractive location for companies and businesses. Various international companies such as Cisco Systems (Switzerland), Ford Motor Company, Sunrise and NCR have their Swiss headquarters in Wallisellen. Historically, well-known companies such as Katadyn, Integra Signum or Chocolat Halba originated and grown in Wallisellen. In November 2013, the Allianz Suisse their previous administrative offices in the new headquarters on Richti-Areal together in Wallisellen. An important machine industry company based in Wallisellen is rice grower. Microsoft Switzerland moves from Wallisellen to Kloten in the first half of 2021 Circle.
Other selected companies in Wallisellen: Canon (Switzerland), KOCH Group, PerfectHair, Frontwork, Alfa Laval Mid Europe, Basement-free, SoftwareONE, A. Baggenstos & Co., Siemens Mobility, Gant Switzerland, leather puncher, voestalpine High Performance Metals Switzerland, K. Müller, Quadient Switzerland, Trina Solar (Switzerland), Bretscher, DEKOM (Switzerland), SCMG, Synergetics, Buonvicini, KLS Müller, Muji Europe Holdings, Melcom, Reckitt Benckiser (Switzerland), NSM Engineering, Mi-Store, Euler Hermes Switzerland, Early real estate, Tchibo (Switzerland), LAKE Solutions, O. Brunoni, GIRGIN Switzerland, Ricoh Switzerland, Octane 126, Sidenzia, RFP architects, Kölliker office automation, Hitachi Vantara, map architecture+planning, Lux Switzerland, atlantis, RONNER, Advellence Solutions, Large general contractor, Integra Holding, Leuenberger Medizintechink, Ecosens, NetApp Switzerland, SVTI Swiss Association for Technical Inspections, Swiss Safety Center and Audatex.
