Töss is a district in the

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city of

Winterthur , neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La ...

. It is district number 4. The district comprises the quarters

Schlosstal Schlosstal is a quarter in the district 4 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of 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 Ro ...

Dättnau Dättnau is a quarter in the district 4 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of 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 Ross ...

Eichliacker Eichliacker is a quarter in the district 4 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of 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 R ...

and

Rossberg The Wildspitz is the highest summit of the Rossberg, a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Zug and Schwyz. Reaching a height of 1,580 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit in the canton o ...

. It is named after the river

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 ...

which flows through the district. In the Middle Ages, the village was renowned as the location of the Töss nunnery, where

Elizabeth of Hungary Elizabeth of Hungary (german: Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen, hu, Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet, sk, Svätá Alžbeta Uhorská; 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231), also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia, or Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia, ...

and

Elsbeth Stagel Elisabeth or Elsbeth Stagel (c. 1300 – c. 1360) was a Dominican nun and prioress of the Töss Convent. Biography Stagel was born into a noble family of Zurich, the daughter of a councilor. She developed a deep friendship with Henry Suso, ...

were the nuns. The latter described the lives of its nuns in some detail. Töss was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.

Notable residents

* Blessed

Elizabeth of Töss Elizabeth of Hungary (1292 – 31 October 1336 or 6 May 1338; also known as Blessed Elizabeth of Töss, O.P.), was a Hungarian princess and the last member of the House of Árpád. A Dominican nun, Elizabeth spent most of her life in Töss Monast ...

(1292–1336 or 1338), a Hungarian princess and the last member of the House of Árpád and a Dominican nun *

Georges Miez Georges Miez (2 October 1904 – 21 April 1999) was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four gold, three silver and one bronze medals. Miez was the most successful athlete of the 1 ...

(1904–1999) a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four gold, three silver and one bronze medals.

References

Winterthur Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich {{Zurich-geo-stub