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:''Irchel is also the name of a hill in 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 ...
, and of a campus of Zürich University located there.'' The Irchel is an elevation in the
Canton of Zürich The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the ...
, located at the
Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...
between the
Töss Töss is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 4. The district comprises the quarters Schlosstal, Dättnau, Eichliacker and Rossberg. It is named after the river Töss which flows through the district. In the Middle Ag ...
and Thur rivers, on the territory of
Buch am Irchel Buch am Irchel is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Andelfingen (district), Andelfingen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History Buch am Irchel is first mentioned a ...
,
Berg am Irchel Berg am Irchel is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Berg am Irchel is first mentioned around 1100 as ''Berga''. In 1243 it was mentioned as ''Berge''. Geography Berg am Irchel ha ...
and
Freienstein-Teufen 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- ...
, separating the Andelfingen and
Bülach , neighboring_municipalities= Bachenbülach, Eglisau, Embrach, Glattfelden, Hochfelden, Höri, Rorbas, Winkel , twintowns = Santeramo in Colle (Italy) Bülach () is an historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the canton ...
districts. It is an outlying ridge of the Jura, rising to 694 m, lying east of the
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 ...
. Historically, it was part of the
Germanic Limes The (Latin for ''Germanic frontier'') is the name given in modern times to a line of frontier () fortifications that bounded the ancient Roman provinces of Germania Inferior, Germania Superior and Raetia, dividing the Roman Empire and the unsub ...
. The name is from a Helvetic word for "stag". peaks: *Hochwacht 668.4 m *Forenirchel 656.4 m *Buechemer-Irchel Höhe 694 m


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List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...


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Mountains of the canton of Zürich Mountains of Switzerland under 1000 metres {{Zürich-mountain-stub