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Adlisberg, with an elevation of , is a wooded mountain in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
overlooking
Zürichsee (Lake Zürich) to the northwest near the
Zürichberg
The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 m (2,228 feet), overlooking Lake Zürich and located immediately to the east of the city of Zürich, Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers. Its highest point is about ...
.
Geography
Adlisberg mountain is located to the east of the city of
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
, between the
Glatt river valley and Lake Zürich. Its highest point is about above the Lake Zürich. The mountain range is part of a chain of hills — among them
Käferberg
Käferberg (el. ) and Waidberg (el. ) are the summits of a wooded mountain respectively chain of hills overlooking the inner city of Zürich, Zürichsee, Albis chain and Uetliberg, as well as the Limmat Valley and the Zürcher Unterland in Switze ...
,
Forch
Forch is a village and a mountain pass (el. ) located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Geography
Forch is located approximately in the southeast of Zürich, nearby Zumikon and Maur. It in ...
and
Pfannenstiel — between
Greifensee (Lake Greifen) and Lake Zürich.
On the southern and western flanks of the Adlisberg are located the Zürich quarters
Hottingen,
Hirslanden
Hirslanden is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
The quarter has a population of 6,859 distributed on an area of .
Hirslanden is located on the west ...
and
Witikon
Witikon is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934.
The quarter has a population of 9,864 distributed on an area of .
Witikon is located between the sout ...
. The upper part of Hottingen is called ''Dolder'' and is a residential quarter of Zürich. On a terrace on the north side of the city of Zürich are situated the hamlets ''Tobelhof'', ''Gockhausen'' and ''Geeren''; the latter villages of the city of
Dübendorf
Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
It is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 30,000 (2021). It is the fourth largest city in the canton, after Zürich, Winter ...
.
Points of interest
It is a picturesque location and the lower western side of the hill is now part of the residential district of Zürich. The
Zürich Zoo
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich () i ...
and
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
's headquarters are located to the northwest, on the plateau between Adlisberg and the
Zürichberg
The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 m (2,228 feet), overlooking Lake Zürich and located immediately to the east of the city of Zürich, Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers. Its highest point is about ...
respectively the latter one on the southern flank of the Zürichberg. It is also the location of
restaurant
A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...
s,
hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
s, among them the high-levelled
Grand Hotel Dolder
The Dolder Grand (formerly known as Grand Hotel Dolder) is a 5 star superior hotel in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is located on Adlisberg hill, some from, and above, the city centre. Built in 1899, the hotel spreads out over and offers 173 ro ...
. At the Grand Hotel Dolder, a small golf course was built. Nearby, on the hilltop, sport courts are situated, among them a popular wave pool (''Wellenbad Dolder''), a mini-golf course, a
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...
hall, tennis clubs, a
driving range
A driving range is a facility or area where golfers can practice their golf swing. It can also be a recreational activity itself for amateur golfers or when enough time for a full game is not available. Many golf courses have a driving range att ...
, and the Dolder
ice rink
An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water and/or an artificial sheet of ice created using hardened chemicals where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The ...
, built in 1930 and considered to be one of the largest artificial ice rinks in Europe. ''Waldschule Adlisberg'' aims at children, provided by the city of Zürich.
''Waldschule Adlisberg'' on the official website of the city of Zürich
The upper part of the hill is mostly woodland and a popular recreational area for hiker and biker enthusiasts. On the eastern hilltop, above sea level, is a meter high observation tower located, Loorenkopf
Loorenkopf tower is a high freestanding wood lattice tower on Adlisberg, north of Witikon in Zürich, Switzerland. It was built in 1954. The tower is owned by Zürich city and it is open to the public.
The tower is located within the forest at ...
nearby Witikon
Witikon is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934.
The quarter has a population of 9,864 distributed on an area of .
Witikon is located between the sout ...
, which offers a panorama over Lake Zürich, Pfannenstiel region and the Glatt Valley
The Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'' or ''Glatttal'') is a region and a river valley in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
The Glatt is a tributary to the Rhine in the Zürcher Unterland area of the canton of Zurich. It is lo ...
. On the northeastern side of the Adlisberg the ruins of the ''Dübelstein'' castle are situated; from 1487 to 1489 the home of Hans Waldmann, former mayor of the city of Zürich.
Transportation
The Dolderbahn
The Dolderbahn (Db or DBZ) is a long rack railway in the Swiss city of Zürich. The line is in Zürich's Hottingen and Fluntern suburbs on the south slope of the Adlisberg mountain. The lower terminus of the line is at ''Römerhof'', some ...
rack railway
A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with ...
runs up to the hilltop, and buses provided by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) is a public transport operator in the Swiss city of Zürich, and is wholly owned by the city. Previously known as the Städtische Strassenbahn Zürich (StStZ), the organisation was founded in 1896 and adopted its cu ...
(VBZ) run between Zürich and the neighbouring communities of Dübendorf
Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
It is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 30,000 (2021). It is the fourth largest city in the canton, after Zürich, Winter ...
, Fällanden
Fällanden is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'').
History
Fällanden is first mentioned around 820 as ''Fenichlanda''.
Geography
Fällande ...
and Maur, as well as the ''Tobelhofstrasse'' connecting the southeastern parts of Zürich with Glatt Valley and Pfannenstiel region.
Waldstadt
Sigmund Widmer
Sigmund Widmer (born 30 July 1919 in Zürich, died 11 August 2003 in Visp) was a Swiss historian, writer and LdU politician who served as mayor of the city of Zürich.
Early life and education
Born in Zürich to Bertha Gizella, née Oechslin, ...
, then ''Stadtpräsident'' (mayor) of the city of Zürich, in 1971 initiated the plans for the satellite town ''Waldstatt'' (also called ''Sigi-Ville'') for about 100,000 inhabitants, comprising an area of about on the Adlisberg hill plateau. In addition to 30,000 relatively inexpensive housing, 230 classrooms, 10 double gyms, swimming pools, shops, cinemas, churches, a hospital, hotels, a convention center and theater, as well as a subway and underground motorway connections were planned. Thus a completely car-free settlement on the surface would have occurred, but the project was opposed, mainly for ecological reasons, and never realized.
Gallery
File:Käferberg - Adlisberg IMG 4274.jpg, Adlisberg as seen from the north (Käferberg
Käferberg (el. ) and Waidberg (el. ) are the summits of a wooded mountain respectively chain of hills overlooking the inner city of Zürich, Zürichsee, Albis chain and Uetliberg, as well as the Limmat Valley and the Zürcher Unterland in Switze ...
)
File:Zürich - Witikon IMG 4086.JPG, Adlisberg as seen from the south (Witikon
Witikon is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934.
The quarter has a population of 9,864 distributed on an area of .
Witikon is located between the sout ...
)
File:Dolderbahn IMG 4183.JPG, Dolderbahn
The Dolderbahn (Db or DBZ) is a long rack railway in the Swiss city of Zürich. The line is in Zürich's Hottingen and Fluntern suburbs on the south slope of the Adlisberg mountain. The lower terminus of the line is at ''Römerhof'', some ...
hill station
File:Adlisberg - Loorenchop IMG 4256.JPG, Zürcher Oberland
The Zürcher Oberland ("Zurich highlands") in Switzerland, is the hilly south-eastern part of the canton of Zurich, bordering on the Toggenburg, including the districts of Uster, Hinwil, Pfäffikon as well as the Töss Valley as far as the dist ...
as seen from Loorenkopf
Loorenkopf tower is a high freestanding wood lattice tower on Adlisberg, north of Witikon in Zürich, Switzerland. It was built in 1954. The tower is owned by Zürich city and it is open to the public.
The tower is located within the forest at ...
tower
File:Adlisberg - Dolder Kunsteisbahn IMG 0966.JPG, The 6 000 m2 large ice rink
References
External links
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Adlisberg on hikr.org
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Geography of Zürich
Mountains of the canton of Zürich
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Switzerland under 1000 metres