Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Uetikon am See is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.Uetikon am See is first mentioned in 1150 as Uotinchova. Until 1924 it was known as Uetikon.Uetikon am See has an area of 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 47.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (36%) is settled. In 1996 housing and buildings made up 28.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (6.9%). As of 2007 41.3% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.It is located on the north bank of the Lake Zürich in the Pfannenstiel region. Uetikon is located about halfway between Zürich and Rapperswil. In the local dialect it is called Üetike.