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Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
The Lake Zurich Navigation Company (, ZSG) is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zurich () and the river Limmat in Zurich.The company's services connect lake-side towns between Zurich and Rapperswil/ Schmerikon, in the cantons of Zurich, Schwyz and St. Gallen, as well as more tourist-oriented river cruises and boat services through the historic centre of the city of Zurich. It is a member of the Zurich Public Transport Network (, ZVV) and transports over 1.5 million passengers every year.ZSG: Geschichte The ZSG is a with a |
Rapperswil
Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, , p. 727. short: ''Rappi'') is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster (Wahlkreis), See-Gaster in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland, located between ''Obersee (Lake Zurich), Obersee'' and the main part of Lake Zurich. Geography Rapperswil is located on the northern shore of Lake Zurich at the point at which the lake is cut in two by the Seedamm isthmus, which is an ice age moraine. The upper (or eastern) part of Lake Zurich is called ''Ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauschänzli
Bauschänzli is an artificial island, town square, and public park in Zürich, Switzerland. Bauschänzli (diminutive of "construction entrenchment") is one of the last remains of the Baroque fortifications of Zürich which began in 1642. The neighboring Schanzengraben (moat) and the Old Botanical Garden, Zürich, Old Botanical Garden are part of these remains. Since 1907, the island has been used as a restaurant, although it is officially a public square and park. Geography Bauschänzli is situated in the historical ''Alpenquai'' district on the artificial island. It is on the western shore of Limmat, off Bürkliplatz at the ''Stadthausquai'' road and opposite Bellevueplatz. A tiny public park can be found here. Points of interests In addition to the Quaianlagen (Zürich), Seeuferanlage and its neighboring Utoquai, Uto and General-Guisan-Quai, General Guisan quays, the Arboretum Zürich, Zürich Arboretum and the Voliere Zürich, Zürich Aviary are nearby. The aviary houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürcher Verkehrsverbund
The Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), is the largest public transportation network in Switzerland. It covers the canton of Zurich and adjacent areas. All modes of public transportation (rail, light rail, bus, trolleybus, lake passenger liner, funicular, an aerial tram) within a chosen number of fare zones can be used freely with a ticket that is valid for a certain amount of time (e.g., 1 hour, 24 hours) or with monthly/annual subscriptions. History The system was established in May 1990 as a unified fare system with a coordinated local train network. Local train lines were prefixed with the letter S (S-Bahn) to form the Zurich S-Bahn network. A proof-of-payment fare system is in force on all ZVV vehicles. Fare gates are not used, but those caught without a valid ticket during a random inspection face a minimum fine of . Zones The ZVV system uses an integrated ticket network. The zones are numbered 110–184; the numbers 180–184 designates zones outside of the canton's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Zürich
Lake Zurich (, ; ) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Hurden peninsula and Seedamm causeway (between Pfäffikon, Schwyz, Pfäffikon and Rapperswil). In the latter case, the upstream part of the lake is called ''Obersee (Lake Zurich), Obersee'' (), while the lower part is sometimes also referred to as the Lower Lake (), respectively. Geography Lake Zurich is a glacial lake that was formed by the . Its main tributary is the River Linth, which rises in the glaciers of the Glarus Alps. The Linth originally flew directly into Lake Zurich, but was later diverted by the Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth, Escher canal (completed in 1811) into Lake Walen () from where its waters are now carried to the east end of Lake Zurich (near Schmerikon) by means of the straightened Linth canal (completed in 1816). Until the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limmat
The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. The river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich, in the southern part of the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, continuing a further 35 km until it reaches the river Aare. The confluence is located north of the small town of Brugg, Aargau, Brugg and shortly after the mouth of the Reuss (river), Reuss. The main towns along the Limmat Valley downstream of Zurich are Dietikon, Wettingen, and Baden, Switzerland, Baden. Its main tributaries are the Linth, Wägitalersee, Wägitaler Aa and Jona (river), Jona, all via Lake Zurich, the Sihl in Zurich, and the Reppisch in Dietikon. The hydronym is first attested in the 8th century, as ''Lindimacus''. It is of Gaulish language, Gaulish origin, from ''*lindo-'' "lake" (Welsh language, Welsh ''llyn'') and ''*magos'' "plain" (Welsh ''maes''), and was thus presumably in origin the name of the plain formed by the Linth. Power generation Like many Swiss rivers, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schmerikon
Schmerikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster (Wahlkreis), See-Gaster in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland. In the local Swiss German dialect it is called ''Schmerike''. Geography Schmerikon is located at the head of Lake Zurich, on the section of the lake known as the Obersee (Zürichsee), ''Obersee'' and where the Linth river enters the lake. Part of the municipality is a natural reserve, particularly along the lake shore. Schmerikon has an area, , of . Of this area, 38.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (11.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules two Crescents addorsed Or and in chief a Cross pattee Argent.'' Demographics Schmerikon has a population (as of ) of . , about 25.9% of the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Northeastern Railway
The Swiss Northeastern Railway (''Schweizerische Nordostbahn''; NOB) was an early railway company in Switzerland. It also operated shipping on Lake Constance (''Bodensee'') and Lake Zürich. Until the merger of the Western Swiss Railways into the Jura–Simplon Railway (JS) in 1890/91, it was the largest Swiss railway company. History The Swiss Northeast Railway was created on 1 July 1853 by the merger of the Swiss Northern Railway (''Schweizerische Nordbahn''—SNB— informally known as the ''Spanisch Brötli, Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn''), and the Zürich-Lake Constance Railway (''Zürich-Bodenseebahn''). The originally planned continuation of the Northern Railway from Baden, Switzerland, Baden to Basel initially failed due to the different interests of the cantons of Canton of Zürich, Zürich, Canton of Aargau, Aargau and Canton of Basel, Basel. The main initiator of the merger were the Zürich-based businessman Alfred Escher, who previously headed the Zürich-Lake Constance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourism In Switzerland
Tourists are drawn to Switzerland's diverse landscape as well as the available activities, which take advantage of the Alpine climate and Alpine region, landscapes, in particular Alpine skiing, skiing and Alpinism, mountaineering, but also due to the many Altstadt, old town centers, with their Architecture of Switzerland, historic buildings that often preserve parts of their medieval List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland, fortifications, and Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman sites. Switzerland is also popular for tourism-oriented railways. tourism accounted for an estimated 2.6% (Swiss franc, CHF 16.8 billion) of Switzerland's gross domestic product, GDP, compared to 2.6% (CHF 12.8 billion) in 2001. History Tourism began in Switzerland with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British Mountaineering, mountaineers climbing the main peaks of the Bernese Alps in the early 19th century. The Alpine Club (UK), Alpine Club in London was founded in 1857. Reconvale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zurich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortifications Of Zurich
Zürich was an independent (''reichsfrei'') city or city-state from 1218 to 1798. The town was fortified with a city wall from the 13th to the 17th century, and with more elaborate ramparts constructed in the 17th to 18th century and mostly demolished in the 1830s to 1870s. First wall There had been a first city wall dating to the 11th or 12th century. The existence of such an early wall had been suggested, but the mainstream view assumed that the town had been unfortified – the remains of the Roman castle at the Vicus ''Turicum'', and a so-called Kaiserpfalz on Lindenhof hill excepted – before the 13th century, until the chance discovery of remnants of the first wall during the 1990s construction work at the central library respectively location of the Predigerkloster, the former Dominican abbey. Second wall Following the extinction of the main line of the Zähringer family in 1218, Zürich became a free imperial city. Over the following decades, a city wall was constr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
