Pfäffikon (district)

	Pfäffikon (district) Pfäffikon may refer to: Pfäffikon District, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland Pfäffikon, Zürich (Pfäffikon ZH), a municipality and capital of the district Pfäffikon, Schwyz (Pfäffikon SZ), a town within the municipality of Freienbach, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland See also Pfeffikon (Pfeffikon LU), a municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland {{DEFAULTSORT:Pfaffikon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pfäffikon District Pfäffikon District is one of the twelve districts of the German language, German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Pfäffikon, Zurich, Pfäffikon. Municipalities Pfäffikon contains a total of ten Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities: Mergers and name changes On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Sternenberg and Bauma merged to form the new municipality of Bauma with a new Community Identification Number#Switzerland, SFOS number.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 On 1 January 2016 the municipality Kyburg, Zurich, Kyburg merged into Illnau-Effretikon. See also Municipalities of the canton of Züri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pfäffikon, Zürich Pfäffikon is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Zürich, Zürich in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name. It is not to be confused with Pfäffikon, Schwyz, Pfäffikon SZ on Lake Zurich but in the canton of Schwyz. History In Roman era, along ''Pfäffikersee'' there was built a Roman road from the ''vicus Centum Prata'' (Kempraten) on Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee–Lake Zürich via ''Vitudurum'' (Winterthur#History, Oberwinterthur) to ''Tasgetium'' (Eschenz) to the Rhine. To secure this important transport route, the Irgenhausen Castrum was built. The native name of the fort is unknown, thus Irgenhausen was mentioned in 811 AD as ''Camputuna sive Irincheshusa''. Maybe the castrum's name was ''Cambodunum'', the name of the neighbouring village of Kempten ZH, Kempten (Wetzikon). Pfäffikon is first mentioned in 811 as ''faffinchova''. In 965 it was mentioned as ''haffinchova''. Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pfäffikon, Schwyz Pfäffikon is the principal town of the Municipality of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz (SZ) in Switzerland. Together with Wollerau, Pfäffikon is considered the principal town of the district (''Bezirk'') of Höfe and the center of the region of Ausserschwyz. The former farm town is known today as cultural, economic and service center with its main focus on hedge funds. With 7,200 residents Pfäffikon is the third biggest town of the canton after Küssnacht and Einsiedeln. Politics Pfäffikon, together with Wilen bei Wollerau, Freienbach, Bäch and Hurden form the Municipality of Freienbach, but being the main traffic junction in the area it is the most important town in the municipality. In 1848 Pfäffikon lost its independent status and was subsequently merged into Freienbach. With important administrative and educational centers as well as one of the two fire departments of the canton in town, Pfäffikon became the second, northern center of the canton, especiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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