Wildpark-Höfli is a
railway station
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in the
Sihl Valley Sihl Valley (German: ''Sihltal'') is a river valley and belongs to the Zimmerberg-Sihltal region located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Commonly ''Sihltal'' is used as the name of the Lower Sihl Valley, i.e. the are ...
, and the municipality of
Langnau am Albis
Langnau am Albis is a village in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Langnau am Albis is first mentioned between 1101 and 1150 as ''Langenow'' (in a 14th Century copy of the 12th century document). Between 11 ...
, in the
Swiss
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* Swiss people
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Canton of Zurich
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. The station is on the
Sihltal line, which is operated by the
Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
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(SZU). It takes its name from the nearby settlement of Höfli, and the
Wildpark Langenberg
Langenberg Wildlife Park (german: Wildpark Langenberg) is a zoo situated in the municipality of Langnau am Albis in the Sihl Valley to the south of the city of Zürich in Switzerland. The wildlife park now forms part of the Zürich Wilderness Park ...
, a nearby
zoo
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. Opened in 1982, it replaced the nearby
station "Gontenbach".
The station is served by the following passenger trains:
References
External links
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Railway stations in the canton of Zürich
Langnau am Albis
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