This monastery held a significant position as the primary landowner in Dübendorf for an extended period and also wielded legal authority.

Additionally, there is evidence of a forgotten castle site known as the "Schyterburg," believed to have been constructed in the 10th or 11th century, located within Dübendorf's municipal boundaries.

On the northeastern side of the Adlisberg the ruins of the Dübelstein castle are situated; from 1487 to 1489 the home of Hans Waldmann, former mayor of the city of Zürich.

The ruined mound, which is a listed building and open to the public, with the remains of its foundations excavated and restored in 1942/43, was sold to the Pro Waldmannsburg association in 1998 for the symbolic price of one Swiss franc.

Regarding the rest of the land, 41.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It is bisected by the Glatt river which runs from the Greifensee (Lake Greifen) which lies directly to the southeast.

[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] For more up-to-date population figures: http://www.duebendorf.ch/de/portrait/portraitfacts/factsbevoelkerung/ Dübendorf is the home of two research institutions that are part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology domain (ETH-Bereich): Givaudan, producer of flavors and fragrances, has a part of its R&D department located in Dübendorf.

[8] The Aeromedical Center of the Swiss Air Force and the headquarters of the virtual reality aviation simulation company Loft Dynamics (formerly VRM Switzerland) are located in Dübendorf.

[12] The Lycée Français Marie Curie de Zürich (LFZ), a French international school, is located on four campuses in the municipality.

It organizes a wide range of information, meeting and educational opportunities for families and subsidizes playgroup places.

This creates a sustainable network around young children with the aim of giving them a fair chance of a good education.

Apart from the city center and the river, an interesting place to visit is the museum of military aviation, displaying not just various military planes, but also various demonstration material (for instance, how helicopter control systems function) and two of the last original Junkers Ju 52 vintage aircraft in flying condition, which are used to provide sightseeing trips.