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Felsenegg (el. ) is a vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Felsenegg is located some to the southwest of the city of Zürich on the Albis chain, between the municipalities of Stallikon and Adliswil. The hilltop station of Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg (LAF for short or commonly called ''Felseneggbahn'') aerial tramway is situated on Felsenegg. The Albis area is one of the most important recreation areas of greater Zürich. The area is mostly wooded, but also has extensive fields, often reaching to the summit, some cultivated, some used as pastures for cows or sheep. Points of interest Being close to the city of Zürich, the area is heavily visited. Felsenegg includes a restaurant located at the summit overlooking the Sihl Valley and Lake Zürich to the east, and Reppisch valley, Türlersee and the so-called Säuliamt (District of Affoltern) to the west. Well maintained hiking trails from Uetliberg and Uetlibergbahn mountain station to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Zürich
The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of the canton, but is not specifically mentioned in the constitution. The Languages of Switzerland, official language is German language, German. The local Swiss German dialect, called ''Züritüütsch'', is commonly spoken. The canton has the highest Human Development Index score (0.994) List of subnational entities with the highest and lowest Human Development Index#Regions with the highest and lowest HDI, out of 1,790 subnational regions as of 2022. It is also a global Financial centre, financial center and has the List of Swiss cantons by GRP, fourth-highest GRP in Switzerland behind Basel-Stadt, Canton of Zug, Zug and Geneva canton, Geneva by GDP per capita. History Early history The prehistoric pile dwellings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Türlersee
Türlersee is a lake in the district of Affoltern, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies on the border of the municipalities of Aeugst and Hausen am Albis at an elevation of 643 m. The lake has an area of 0.49 km² (maximum length 1.4 km, width 500 m). Gallery File:Türlersee1.jpg File:Türlersee2.jpg File:Türlersee3.jpg File:Türlersee4.jpg File:Türlersee winter 01.jpg File:Türlersee winter 02.jpg See also *List of lakes of Switzerland This article contains a sortable table listing all major lakes of Switzerland. The table includes all still water bodies located either entirely or partly in Switzerland, both natural and artificial, that have a surface area of at least , regar ... External links *Legend about the formation of the lake * Lakes of the canton of Zürich Lakes of Switzerland LTurlersee {{Zürich-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgstelle Baldern
Baldern Castle ( or ''Burgstelle Baldern'') is a former castle in the municipality of Stallikon and the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The remains of the castle comprise a set of earthworks, situated on the Albis ridge at some above sea level and about south of the summit of Uetliberg. The earthworks are obscured by the site's woodland nature. A legend recorded ca. 1510 suggests that the castle was built by Ludwig the German, the first king of East Francia, in the 9th century, but there is no strong evidence for this. The castle is known to have been owned by the Counts of Lenzburg in the 12th century. There have been no significant archeological investigations of the site, and the date and reason it was abandoned is unknown. The site of the castle lies about walk north of the upper station of the Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car at Felsenegg. The panoramic footpath from Uetliberg to Felsenegg passes through the old castle site. Gallery File:Baldern02.JPG, The approach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swisscom
Swisscom is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Its headquarters are located in Worblaufen near Bern. The Swiss government owns 51% of Swisscom. According to its own published data, Swisscom holds a market share of 56% for mobile, 50% for broadband and 37% for TV telecommunication in Switzerland. Its Italian subsidiary, Fastweb, is attributed 16% of private clients and 29% of the corporate clients share of Italian broadband and is also active in the mobile market. The Swiss telegraph network was first set up in 1852, followed by telephones in 1877. The two networks were combined with the postal service in 1920 to form Postal Telegraph and Telephone (PTT). The Swiss telecommunications market was deregulated in 1997. Telecom PTT was spun off and rebranded Swisscom ahead of a partial privatisation in 1997. The present-day Swisscom owns the protected brand NATEL, which is used only in Switzerland. In 2001, 25% of Swisscom Mobile was sold to Vodafone. In 2007, Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felseneggbahn
The Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car (LAF; or ) is a cable car in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The lower station is located in Adliswil in the Sihl Valley, whilst the upper station is located on the Felsenegg hill on the Albis ridge near the Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower. The upper station at Felsenegg forms one end of a panoramic walk to the Uetliberg mountain, whilst the lower station is some from Adliswil railway station. The cable car is owned by the Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg AG and is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), the railway company which links both Adliswil and the Uetliberg to the city of Zürich. History The cable car was built by the Swiss company Von Roll, opening on 30 December 1954. The line reused the former two cabins of the "Landi-Schwebebahn", built to connect the two sites of the . In 1960, these cabins were replaced by new cabins with a capacity of 30 passengers, constructed by SIG Neuhausen, and the cables were replace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower
The Felsenegg Tower is a broadcasting tower located nearby Felseneggbahn mountain station on the Felsenegg vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The tower is owned by Swisscom Broadcast AG and generally not accessible by the public. The original tower of the same name from the 1960s was replaced by the current tower in 2021. History Old tower The old Felsenegg Tower was built between 1959 and 1963 by architect Edwin Schoch from Zurich. Originally, it was designed for telephone transmission and broadcasting of radio and television programs. It was officially called Albis (abbreviated ALBS) by PTT (Swiss Telecom PTT, now Swisscom)Archiv PTT The tower's control centre allowed for conversion between the different standards in the Eurovision TV region. It was the connection point of many private TV stations in Switzerland, allowing them to connect to the national and international TV network. With the introduction of the REAL () system, it was possible to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landmark
A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern-day use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or features that have become local or national symbols. Etymology In Old English, the word ''landmearc'' (from ''land'' + ''mearc'' (mark)) was used to describe a boundary marker, an "object set up to mark the boundaries of a kingdom, estate, etc." Starting around 1560, this interpretation of "landmark" was replaced by a more general one. A landmark became a "conspicuous object in a landscape". A ''landmark'' literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back to their departure point, or through an area. For example, Table Mountain near Cape Town, South Africa, was used as a landmark to help sailors navigate around the southern tip of Africa during the Age of Exploration. Artificial structures ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar System Model
Solar System models, especially mechanical models, called '' orreries'', that illustrate the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the Solar System have been built for centuries. While they often showed relative sizes, these models were usually not built to scale. The enormous ratio of interplanetary distances to planetary diameters makes constructing a scale model of the Solar System a challenging task. As one example of the difficulty, the distance between the Earth and the Sun is almost 12,000 times the diameter of the Earth. If the smaller planets are to be easily visible to the naked eye, large outdoor spaces are generally necessary, as is some means for highlighting objects that might otherwise not be noticed from a distance. The Boston Museum of Science had placed bronze models of the planets in major public buildings, all on similar stands with interpretive labels. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausen Am Albis
Hausen am Albis is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Affoltern (district), Affoltern in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History Hausen am Albis may be first mentioned in 869 as ''Husun'', though this reference is questionable. In 1242 it was mentioned as ''Husen''. Geography Hausen am Albis has an area of . Of this area, 58% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the southern side of the Albis pass. It includes sections of the village known as Heisch and Ebertswil as well as hamlet (place), hamlets and individual houses. Until 1911 it was known simply as Hausen. Demographics Hausen am Albis has a population (as of ) of . , 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human and animal migration throughout history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. A mountain pass is typically formed between two volcanic peaks or created by erosion from water or wind. Overview Mountain passes make use of a gap (landform), gap, saddle (landform), saddle, col or notch (landform), notch. A topographic saddle is analogous to the mathematical concept of a saddle surface, with a saddle point marking the minimum high point between two valleys and the lowest point along a ridge. On a topographic map, passes can be identified by contour lines with an hourglass shape, which indicates a low spot between two higher points. In the high mountains, a difference of between the summit and the mountain is defined as a mountain pass. Passes are o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albis Pass
Albis Pass (el. ) is a mountain pass in the Albis range in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It connects Langnau am Albis with the small village of Türlen on the Türlersee and, further on, Aeugst am Albis, Hausen am Albis, Mettmenstetten and Rifferswil. Other nearby passes across the same chain are Buechenegg to the north, and Schnabellücken, which is undeveloped except for a hiking trail, to the south. The eastern ramp and crest of the pass is in the municipality of Langnau, with the western ramp in Hausen. The pass is first mentioned in 1492, when the Zurich Council made a decision on road maintenance. In past times it was regarded as an important route between Zurich and central Switzerland. In 1713, Zurich military authorities are recorded as regarding transport over the Albis Pass as being simpler and cheaper than going via Birmensdorf or Horgen. However the construction of the railway from Thalwil to Zug and later roads rendered the pass less important. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uetlibergbahn
The Uetliberg railway line () is a passenger railway line which runs from Zürich Hauptbahnhof ( underground platforms), the central station in the Swiss city of Zurich, through the city's western outskirts to near the summit of the Uetliberg, Zurich's Hausberg and local recreational area. The route serves as line S10 of Zurich S-Bahn, with the ZVV's standards zonal fares applying. The line was opened in 1875 and electrified in 1923. In 1990 it was extended to its current terminus at Zürich HB SZU, beneath Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Today it is owned by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn, a company that also owns the Sihltal line, and operates other transport services. The line has a maximum gradient of 7.9% and is the steepest standard gauge adhesion railway in Europe. It carries both leisure and local commuter traffic. History The Uetliberg line was built by the ''Uetlibergbahn-Gesellschaft'', which opened its line from Selnau station in Zürich to the summit of the Uetl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
