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Uerikon (also spelled Ürikon) is a village near
Website Ritterhaus Uerikon-Stäfa
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Official website of the municipality of Stäfa
Otsverein Uerikon
Stäfa Villages in the canton of Zürich Populated places on Lake Zurich {{Zurich-geo-stub
Uerikon (also spelled Ürikon) is a village near Rapperswil
Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dial ...
, Switzerland.
Geography
Uerikon is located on the north bank of the Zürichsee (Lake Zürich) in the Pfannenstiel region and is part of the political municipality ofStäfa
Stäfa is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
Stäfa has an area of . Of this area, 46.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 34% is sett ...
. In the local dialect it is called ''Ürike''.
History and points of interest
There is an old mansion (''Ritterhuus'') built in 1531 that bases on a tiny castle of 1492 serving as place of the former local administration of theEinsiedeln Abbey
Einsiedeln Abbey (german: Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Benedictine Catholic monastery in the village of Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, in recognition of Meinrad of Einsiedeln, a he ...
. It is located at the lake shore./ref>
Transportation
Uerikon railway station
Uerikon railway station (german: Bahnhof Uerikon) is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near the village of Uerikon in the municipality of Stäfa. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right-bank line. Uerikon station was also the j ...
is a stop 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 c ...
on the line S7 and in the rush-hour S20. In this village there are 3 different Buslines. The Line 951
Year 951 ( CMLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* King Berengar II of Italy seizes Liguria, with help from the feudal lord Oberto I. He re ...
from Uerikon railway station
Uerikon railway station (german: Bahnhof Uerikon) is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near the village of Uerikon in the municipality of Stäfa. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right-bank line. Uerikon station was also the j ...
to Stäfa railway station 952
Year 952 ( CMLII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Summer – At the Reichstag in Augsburg (assembled by King Otto I), joined by German nob ...
from Uerikon railway station
Uerikon railway station (german: Bahnhof Uerikon) is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near the village of Uerikon in the municipality of Stäfa. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right-bank line. Uerikon station was also the j ...
to Stäfa railway station and the Line 955 from Stäfa railway station to Hombrechtikon
Hombrechtikon is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Hombrechtikon is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Humbrechtigkon''. In 1217 it was mentioned as ''Hunbrechticon''.
Geography
Hombrec ...
Post and further to Bubikon
Notes
External links
Official website of the municipality of Stäfa
Otsverein Uerikon
Stäfa Villages in the canton of Zürich Populated places on Lake Zurich {{Zurich-geo-stub