Hörnli
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
is located on the territory of the community of
Fischenthal
Fischenthal is a village and a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fischenthal, it includes the villages of Gibswil and Steg, as well as nearly 100 smaller settlements.
History
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, in the
Zürcher Oberland, in the eastern part of
canton of Zürich, in
Switzerland. It is high.
North of the Hörnli, the ''Dreiländerstein'', altitude , marks the meeting of the boundaries of the three
Cantons of
Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
,
St.Gallen and
Thurgau
Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld.
Thurgau is par ...
.
Already in the Middle Ages, the so-called
Schwabenweg, led over the Hörnli, as a part of the
Way of St. James. Since 2008, it is an integrated stretch of the Kreuzlingen branch on the
Via Jacobi, registered on the official Swiss national trekking path nr. 4, signalled as leg
Fischingen
Fischingen is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
History
Fischingen is first mentioned in 1328 as ''Fischinon''. In 1972, Dussnang, Fischingen, Oberwangen and Tannegg merged with Fischinge ...
–
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 ...
on
Wanderland Schweiz.
Climate
See also
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Way of St. James (route descriptions)
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Way of St. James
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St. James
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Swiss plateau
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau (german: Schweizer Mittelland; french: plateau suisse; it, altopiano svizzero) is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland, lying between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of ...
References
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:de:Hörnli (Berg)
External links
Berggasthaus HörnliDescription of the leg of ViaJacobi at "Wanderland Schweiz"Hörnli Tourenberichte und FotosFotos und Aussicht vom Hörnli
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Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Zürich
St. Gallen–Thurgau border
St. Gallen–Zürich border
Thurgau–Zürich border