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Au, Zürich
Au is a village in the municipality Wädenswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. First mentioned in the year 1130 as "Naglikon" and in 1316 as "Owe", Au belongs politically to the urban area of the south-eastern city of Wädenswil on Lake Zürich. Transport Au ZH railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S8. The Au peninsula is a known tourist destination and has a stop on the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft. Cultural heritage Located on ''Zürichsee'' lakeshore, Wädenswil–Vorder Au is part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ''Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps'', and the settlement is also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a ''Class object''. Because the lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around to under the water level of . The Au château, its auxiliary buildings and the park are listed in the Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
The ''Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft'' or Lake Zürich Navigation Company (commonly abbreviated to ZSG) is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zürich. The company operates services connecting lake-side towns between Zürich and Rapperswil, as well as more tourist oriented cruises and boat services on the Limmat through the centre of the city of Zürich. It is a member of the Zürich Public Transport Network ( ZVV) and transports over 1,5 million passengers every year.ZSG: Geschichte The ZSG is a joint stock company with a share capital of 11 million Swiss Francs (CHF). The share capital – one third is in private hands – is divided into 110,000 bearer shares, each with a nominal value of CHF 100. Hist ...
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S-Bahn Zürich
The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble commuter or even regional rail. The term derives from ''Schnellbahn'', ''Stadtbahn'' or ''Stadtschnellbahn''. Similar systems in Switzerland are known as S-Bahn as well. In Belgium it is known as S-Trein (Flemish) or Train S (French). In Belgium there are S-Trains in the five largest cities: Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, Ghent and Charleroi. In Denmark, they are known as S-tog , in the Czech Republic as Esko or S-lines. Characteristics There is no complete definition of an S-Bahn system. S-Bahn are, where they exist, the most local type of railway stopping at all existing stations inside and around a city, while other mainline trains only call at major stations. They are slower than mainline railways but usually serve as fast crosstown serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages In The Canton Of Zürich
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture, and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felsenegg
Felsenegg (el. ) is a vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Felsenegg is located some to the southwest of the city of Zürich on the Albis chain, between the municipalities of Stallikon and Adliswil. The hilltop station of Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg (LAF for short or commonly called ''Felseneggbahn'') aerial tramway is situated on Felsenegg. The Albis area is one of the most important recreation areas of greater Zürich. The area is mostly wooded, but also has extensive fields, often reaching to the summit, some cultivated, some used as pastures for cows or sheep. Points of interest Being close to the city of Zürich, the area is heavily visited. Felsenegg includes a restaurant located at the summit overlooking the Sihl Valley and Lake Zürich to the east, and Reppisch valley, Türlersee and the so-called Säuliamt (District of Affoltern) to the west. Well maintained hiking trails from Uetliberg and Uetlibergbahn mountain station to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Au
The Schloss Au, literally "Château Au", is a country estate located in Au, a locality of the municipality of Wädenswil in Switzerland. The spacious estate is situated on the Au Peninsula on ''Zürichsee'' lake shore in the Canton of Zurich. Architecture In the 1650s built a villa in the ''Venetian'' style. In 1928/29 it was rebuilt as a neo-baroque villa, constructed by the architect Johann A. Freytag who also integrated the so-called 1720s ''Werdmüller-Trotte'' in the north. The main building is characterized by two magnificent loggias on the north and south. To the west the main tower rises, in the eastern courtyard a round tower is situated. The château includes approximately 50 rooms that are partly equipped with marble floors, carpets and objets d'art from the old country house. In the late-1980s its interior was partially renewed to house a conference center. The public access to the château is restricted, but the spacious park and the tower-like ''Gugger'' dwel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wädenswil–Vorder Au
Wädenswil–Vorder Au is one of the 111 serial sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ''Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps'', of which 56 are located in Switzerland. Geography The site is located at the Au peninsula respectively partially on the area of Schloss Au on ''Zürichsee'' lakeshore in Au, Zürich, Au, a locality of the Municipalities in the canton of Zürich, municipality of Wädenswil in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Because the lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around to under the water level of . The settlement comprises , and the buffer zone including the lake area comprises in all. Description Located on the Au peninsula, the site has yielded special pottery from the transitional period between the Pfyn and Horgen cultures. The Corded Ware settlement phase contained a bell beaker, which allowed to draw conclusions on the links between the Corded Ware and Bell Beaker cultures. Since it has yielded a special type of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S8 (ZVV)
The S8 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Schwyz. Route * The line runs from Winterthur via Oerlikon and the Weinberg Tunnel to Zürich Hauptbahnhof and continues on the left shore of Lake Zurich (over the Lake Zürich left-bank railway line) to Pfäffikon (SZ). The line's overnight service (SN8), operating on weekends after midnight, runs between Zürich HB and Lachen (SZ). Stations * Winterthur * Effretikon * Dietlikon * Wallisellen * Zurich Oerlikon * Zurich Hauptbahnhof * Zurich Wiedikon * Zurich Enge * Zurich Wollishofen * Kilchberg * Rüschlikon * Thalwil * Oberrieden * Horgen * Au ZH * Wädenswil * Richterswil * Bäch * Freienbach SBB * Pfäffikon (SZ) Rolling stock Most services are operated with RABe 514 class ("DTZ") EMUs. In the early morning and late evening, Re 450 push-pull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Au ZH Railway Station
Au ZH railway station is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the village of Au in the municipality of Wädenswil in the canton of Zürich. The station is located on the Lake Zürich left bank railway line, and is served by line S8 of the Zürich S-Bahn The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, .... As conventions change, the station's name "Au ZH" was previously written "Au (ZH)" or "Au (Zürich)". References External links * * Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Railway stations opened in 1875 Swiss Federal Railways stations Wädenswil {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürichsee
__NOTOC__ Lake Zurich (Swiss German/Alemannic: ''Zürisee''; German: ''Zürichsee''; rm, Lai da Turitg) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or ''Zürichsee'' can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Seedamm at Rapperswil, whilst the part upstream of Rapperswil may be called the ''Obersee'' or Upper Lake. Geography Lake Zurich is formed by the Linth river, which rises in the glaciers of the Glarus Alps and was diverted by the Escher canal (completed in 1811) into Lake Walen from where its waters are carried to the east end of Lake Zurich by means of the Linth canal (completed in 1816). The waters of the Lake of Zurich flow out of the lake at its north-west end ( Quaibrücke), passing through the city of Zürich; however, the outflow is then called the Limmat. The culminating point of the lake's drainage basin is the Tödi at 3,614 metres above sea level. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
