Kollbrunn is a village within the
municipality of
Zell in the
canton
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 ...
of
Zurich 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 ...
.
Geography
Kollbrunn is located in
the district of Winterthur within the
Töss Valley. Zell-Kollbrunn belongs to the
urban area of the northwestern city of
Winterthur. Neighbouring settlements are
Kyburg,
Rikon im Tösstal,
Schlatt,
Wildberg and
Winterthur.
Education
Education covers
Kindergarten and Primarschule (Sekundarschule in Zell and
Rikon) levels. Higher school levels are located in Winterthur.
Transportation
The ''Tösstalstrasse'' motorway was built in 1837, the ''
Tösstalbahn'' railway in 1872/76.
Kollbrunn railway station is a stop of the
S-Bahn Zürich on the lines
S11 and
S26.
History
Near the church of Zell, the remains of a
Roman Empire estate have been found. First mentioned in the years 741 and 744 as «Cella» (Zell), the municipalities
Zell and
Turbenthal were given to the nunnery on
Lützelau island on
Lake Zurich by the
Alamanni
The Alemanni or Alamanni, were a confederation of Germanic tribes
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on the Upper Rhine River. First mentioned by Cassius Dio in the context of the campaign of Caracalla of 213, the Alemanni captured the in 260, and later expanded into pres ...
c noblewoman Beata. Then after, the area was given to the
St. Gallen Abbey, and as a
fief to the
House of Habsburg, including a
watermill in Rikon. As part of the ''
Grafschaft Kyburg'' the area was sold to the city of
Zürich around 1450. In 1817/18 a textile manufacture was established in Rikon, and some years later another one in Kollbrunn.
Municipality of Zell: Portrait & History
References
External links
Official website of the municipality of Zell
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Villages in the canton of Zürich