Furttal is the name of a valley region 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 ...

between

Lägern The Lägern (also spelled ''Lägeren''; 866 m) is a wooded mountain of the Jura Mountains, stretching from Baden to Dielsdorf, about 15 km north-west of Zurich. The culminating point is located 1 km west of Hochwacht within the canton ...

and Altberg in the

Dielsdorf district Dielsdorf District is a district in the northwestern part of the Swiss canton of Zürich. Since 1871 the administrative center of the district is located in Dielsdorf. Previously the district was named ''Bezirk Regensberg'', and its capital wa ...

of the

canton of Zurich Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

. The area's name stems from the German word for

ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...

, or ''furt'', and is named after the crossing over the

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, after 35 km reaching the river Aare. The confluenc ...

in the community of

Würenlos Würenlos is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It lies north of the river Limmat, next to the canton of Zürich, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). Geography Würenlos has an ar ...

on the west side of the region. The area is bordered in the east near the community of

Regensdorf Regensdorf is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf District of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the biggest city in the region Furttal (ZH). Katzensee is a lake that also includes the bath/lido Strandbad Katzensee on the border ...

by the

Katzensee Katzensee is a lake on the border of the city of Zürich and Regensdorf Regensdorf is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf District of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the biggest city in the region Furttal (ZH). Katzensee is a ...

lakes. The population of the region is expanding rapidly due to its proximity to city of Zurich and its beautiful landscape. Furttal consists of the area of the municipalities: * Buchs ZH *

Dällikon Dällikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Dällikon is first mentioned in 870 as ''Tellinghovon''. In 1843 the village of Dänikon left Dällikon to become an independent munici ...

Dänikon Dänikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Dänikon is first mentioned in 1130 as ''Täninchoven''. Until 1843 it was part of the municipality of Dällikon. Geography Dänikon ha ...

Hüttikon Hüttikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Hüttikon is first mentioned in 883 as ''Huttinchova''. Geography Hüttikon has an area of . Of this area, 52.2% is used for agricultur ...

Otelfingen Otelfingen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Otelfingen is first mentioned in 1044 as ''Otilingun'' though there is some debate about this identification. In 1079 it was mentioned a ...

Boppelsen Boppelsen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Boppelsen is first mentioned in 1130 as ''de Bobpinsolo''. Geography Boppelsen has an area of . Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricul ...

including:

Watt The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James Wa ...

and

Adlikon Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon merged to form the municipality of ...

* The old part of

(including: Oetlikon) in the

Canton of Aargau Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...

is also considered part of the region

Transportation

The Furttal is part of the

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 co ...

on the line S6 (Baden –) Otelfingen – Regensdorf – Zürich HB – Uetikon, and their interconnection to the services of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS), and around the city of Zürich provided by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ), the public transport operator in the city of Zurich and its suburbs. In September 2014 a study was published for the construction of a new rail tunnel and underground station serving the ETH Hönggerberg "Science City". The new tunnel would run directly between Hardbrücke and

stations, as opposed to the indirect route via the existing Käferberg Tunnel and Oerlikon station that is currently used by service S6.

References

External links

Furttal Web
(Webverzeichnis/Portal der Region Furttal)
Wirtschaftsforum Furttal
Geography of the canton of Zürich {{Zurich-geo-stub