and are surrounded by pretty old buildings, including the Pfarrhaus and the old Tithe Barn. The church is named after Saint Laurentius, to whom the town's coat of arms is dedicated. Saint Laurentius was deacon to Pope Sixtus II, and became a martyr when he was condemned to death by fire in 258 AD. The church forms a well-matched unit with the Town Hall, and has a tower rising above it to a height of 74 meters. Also on the first Saturday of every month at 6pm, trumpeters play for half an hour from the top of the tower. Duke Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) granted Bülach a town charter in 1384, including its own jurisdiction and the right to hold its own market. Economy and transport One of the most important institutions in the town and its biggest employer (over 700 employees) is the regional hospital Spital Bülach with 200 beds. Other important employers include the traditional glass producer Vetropack, civil engineering firm Mageba, and the Zürcher Unterländer newspaper. Bülach has an unemployment rate of 3.07%. , there were 130 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 36 businesses involved in this sector. 1893 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 133 businesses in this sector. 5596 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 607 businesses in this sector. Bülach railway station is a node of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S41 and S5. Its train station is a 24-minute (S5) ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. It also has a direct bus link from Zurich Airport which takes 25 minutes on 530 service. Education The primary schools include Schuleinheit Böswisli, Schuleinheit Schwerzgrueb, Schuleinheit Lindenhof, and Schuleinheit Hohfuri. Lower secondary schools include Schule Hinterbirch and Schule Mettmenriet. The Kantonsschule Zürcher Unterland (KZU) is located in Bülach. Notable people Sir John Brunner (born 1842) British Industrialist Jürg Gutknecht (born 1949) computer scientist Daniel Klajner (born 1963) conductor, teaches orchestral conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Claude Meier (born 1964) Divisional general of the Swiss Armed Forces Sport Kurt Klingler (born 1928) former sports shooter, competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics Karl Elsener (1934–2010) football goalkeeper, 34 caps for the Switzerland 1958/1966 Louis Pfenninger (born 1944) former racing cyclist, competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics Ercüment Şahin (born 1968) Turkish retired professional footballer, over 360 club caps Marcello Marrocco (born 1969) a