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Töss (river)
The Töss is a river of the canton of Zürich. It starts with the confluence of the Vordertöss and the Hindertöss in the Zürcher Oberland, at ''Tössscheidi'' on on the border between the municipalities of Wald west of the Dägelschberg (), east of the Hüttchopf (), and north of the Tössstock ()). The Vordertöss (lit.: 'Front Töss') rises on the south side of the Tössstock on the north faces of the Schwarzeberg () and Höchhand () before it circumvent the Tössstock on its western flank. The larger tributary, the Hindertöss (lit.: 'Back Töss') collects the waters, either, by its tributary, the ''Chreuelbach'', below the Höchhand, the western faces of the Habrütispitz () and Rossegg (), or, from its own sources below Schindelegg (), and the south faces of Schindelberghöchi () and the Dägelschberg, and passes the Tössstock on its northern hillside. The Töss flows to the north before it meets the main valley of its own name, Töss Valley (''Tösstal'') ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikon Im Tösstal
Rikon im Tösstal is a village within the Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of Zell, Zurich, Zell in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Zurich, Zurich in Switzerland. Geography Rikon is located in Winterthur (district), the district of Winterhur within the Töss Valley. Zell-Rikon belongs to the urban area of the northwestern city of Winterthur. In Rikon is a List of Tibetan monasteries, Tibetan monastery, the Tibet Institute Rikon, located. Neighbouring settlements are Kyburg, Zurich, Kyburg, Kollbrunn, Schlatt, Zurich, Schlatt, Wildberg, Switzerland, Wildberg and Winterthur. Education Education covers Kindergarten, Primarschule and Sekundarschule levels. Higher school levels are located in Winterthur. Transportation The ''Tösstalstrasse'' motorway was built in 1837, the ''Tösstalbahn'' railway in 1872/76. Rikon railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the lines S11 (ZVV), S11 and S26 (ZVV), S26. History Near the church of Zell, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höchhand
The Höchhand (1,314 m) is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, located north of Goldingen in the canton of St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website .... References External linksHöchhand on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Mountains of the canton of St. Gallen Appenzell Alps Mountains of Switzerland {{StGallen-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teufen ZH
Freienstein-Teufen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Freienstein-Teufen is first mentioned in 890 as ''Tiuffen''. In 1254 it was mentioned as ''Frigenstein''. Geography Freienstein-Teufen has an area of . Of this area, 39.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Situated in the lower Tösstal, bordering on the Rhine, it comprises the villages of Freienstein and Teufen. In 1958, the two villages merged into a single municipality. Demographics Freienstein-Teufen has a population (as of ) of . , 11.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Albanian being third ( 1.6%). In the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine
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Winterthur
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), Pilsen (Czech Republic), Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland) , website = stadt.winterthur.ch Winterthur (; french: Winterthour, lang) is a city in the canton of Zürich in northern Switzerland. With over 110,000 residents it is the country's sixth-largest city by population, and is the ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about northeast of Zürich, Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Greater Zürich. The official language of Winterthur is German,The official language in any municipality in German-speaking Switzerland is always German. In this context, the term 'German' is used as an umbrella term for any variety of German. So, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbenthal
Turbenthal is a municipality in the district of Winterthur located in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Turbenthal has an area of . Of this area, 34.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 4.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.8%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. , 4.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Turbenthal is situated in the upper Töss Valley. Demographics Turbenthal has a population (as of ) of . , 16.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.3%. Most of the population () speaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauma
The bauma (International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment) is the world's largest trade fair in the construction industry. The trade fair, which can be visited by anyone, is held every three years on the grounds of the Neue Messe München and lasts for seven days. Its organizer is Messe München. History The first exhibition took place in 1954 as part of the “Baumusterschau” at Theresienhöhe in Munich and was then known as the spring show for construction machinery. 58 exhibitors presented their products on a total gross area of 20,000 m², attracting around 8,000 visitors. Two years later, the exhibition space had already doubled and the name “bauma”, which is still used today, was introduced. In the early days, the fair was a purely German exhibition. In 1958, the first exhibitors from abroad (number: 13) took part in bauma. Due to the building boom the exhibition spac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steg Im Tösstal
Fischenthal is a village and a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fischenthal, it includes the villages of Gibswil and Steg, as well as nearly 100 smaller settlements. History Fischenthal is first mentioned in 878 as ''Fiskinestal''. Geography Fischenthal is situated in the upper Töss Valley and is the largest municipality, in terms of land area, in the canton of Zurich. The Jona river rises near the municipality. The municipality includes the mountain villages of Fischenthal, Gibswil and Steg as well as nearly 100 settlements scattered throughout the ''Tössbergland'' (Töss mountain land). Gibswil is known for the ski jumping hill Bachtelblick-Schanze and the cross-country skiing trail Panoramaloipe Gibswil. Fischenthal has an area of . Of this area, 31.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Töss Valley
The Töss Valley (German: ''Tösstal'') is a valley and a region of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography The valley embraces parts of the Zürcher Oberland including the districts of Hinwil, Pfäffikon and Winterthur, in addition to parts of the Zürcher Unterland (lower Töss valley). Usually ''Tösstal'' is the name of the upper Töss valley, i.e. its narrow, valley-like area in the southeast of the city of Winterthur. The river Töss rises at ''Tössstock'' mountain (el. 1,154 m) flows along the valley including the municipalities and villages of Steg, Lipperschwändi and Wellenau (villages of Fischenthal), Bauma, Juckern, Blitterswil, Saland, Tablat, Wila, Turbenthal, Zell, Rikon, Kollbrunn, and Sennhof near Winterthur. The Tösstal is a popular recreation area and well known for hiking tours in the surrounding mountains as Schnebelhorn and Hulftegg pass, and for skating and biking along Töss. The lower Töss valley includes the widely flattened parts in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
