[3] Out of the total 12.72 square kilometers of Embrach, 45% account for forests, 35% for arable land and 18% for settlement area plus roads.

The village center with the Reformed Church is located at 428 meters above sea level, approximately 6 km northeast of the international airport of Zurich.

The geographical center we find "Im Grund" southwest of "Badi Talegg" (municipal swimming pool).

The southernmost point, we find on the northwest edge of the "Multikomponentendeponie Zürcher Unterland (DEZU)" - a landfill site for construction waste.

Trade and maintenance hold more than 25%, transport 20% (mainly companies in Embraport), the health and social services 18% (Psychiatrie-Zentrum Hard, nursing home, medical), manufacturing 17%, real estate, computer science, management, education 11%, construction 7%.

Ofenganz, Klinker Ganz, Steinzeuffabrik, Töferei Zangger Neri, led this tradition and produced until 1980.

Over time, other companies were established, such as Meili weapons, until 1914, Bölsterli Setma Electric Motors, Zwinggi, washing machines, hydro plants, milling machinery, Karl Keller, Precision Engineering, Krebser Kehrli, medical instruments, Oskar Diener medical instrument and precision mechanics.

23 years later, the first telephone was installed and since 1992, three mobile phone networks provide services to the inhabitants of the valley.

One problem is the analog radio receiver - despite various attempts, the reception from the Zürich area has failed to improve, including the last project on the Sonnenberg.

[11] Silica sand for glass in Bülach has long been promoted in Embrach, there was even a mine on the hillside to the east of the Village.

The route went from Stein am Rhein on to Stammheim, Andelfingen, Pfungen, Embrach after Kloten, thence to Baden, then to Geneva and Lyon to the fairs.

The records of duty in Kloten show that the products mainly transported were wine, iron, salt, linen, fruits and spices.

The path in the early maps is shown as a dirt road, noted only as a (Saumpfad) horse track.

[13] The bridge over the Töss 1838 in Bruni, now Tössallmend Neftenbach, made this river transitional weather independent.

The "Kohlenschwärze" (the slippery moist forest on the northern slope of the Blauen over the Töss River) is a geological, hydrological problem area since the Middle Ages, always leading to file entries.

These new roads and bridges were built based on a French model with solid groundwork over 5 meters in width.

[11] The Schweizerische Nordostbahn (NOB - Director Alfred Escher) received a concession in 1870 for the construction of the railway line "Winterthur - Embrach - Bülach - Koblenz".

Today, the ZVV line 520 operates from Teufen - Freienstein - Rorbas - Embrach - to the airport Zürich Kloten.

Alternatives to this four-lane highway, also in the above plan, are back once again an east bypass Embraport - Lufingen and a tunnel through the Dättenberg to Bachenbülach.

[10][21] Heinrich Brennwald (1478–1551, author of a four Swiss Chronicle books) enters 1518 as the last provost of the Monastery of Embrach.

The autumn storms in 1739 laid the forest in the "Hardwald" flat, the economic loss to the community is tremendous.

[8] For a long time the industry in the Embrach valley produced electric energy from local hydropower using various small ponds.

In 1972 an indoor and outdoor swimming pool was built, the present "Badi Talegg", which was renewed and expanded 2004-2005.

A big change took place in 1972 when a huge construction site was started on the northern edge of Embrach.

Hurricane Lothar (gusts to 270 kilometres per hour)in 1999 devastated large areas of municipal and private forest.

Today in the year 2008, Nicola Di Capua, and the soprano Gabriela Bergallo scepter in history Amtshaus.

Bella Neri studied in Zurich to be an actress and made a career with the Federal theater, in film and television.

One of his early works is the stage setting for Jean-Paul Sartre's drama "Les mouches" in theater "Le vieux Colombier.

Arthur's large oil paintings often show motives from the Embrach environment, for example the picture "Sonntagsspaziergang" (Sunday Walk) in the parish house.

He also made many Films including: Bigfoot: A Beast on the run, Verbotene Sprache and a documentary about the city of Bogota.