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Steinhausen, Switzerland
Steinhausen is a municipalities of Switzerland, city in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zug (canton), Zug in Switzerland. History Steinhausen is first mentioned in 1173 as ''Steinhusin''. Geography Steinhausen has an area, , of . Of this area, 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the north-west edge of the Lorze river flood plain. It consists of the village of Steinhausen and the hamlet (place), hamlets of Bann and Erli. Demographics Steinhausen has a population (as of ) of . , 19.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (86.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 3.4%) and Italian being third ( 2.8%). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baar, Switzerland
Baar () is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. History Baar is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Barra''. Geography Baar has an area, , of . Of this area, 51% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 22.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the northern portion of the flood plain of the Lorze river. It was originally a linear village along the road between Lake Zug and Lake Zurich. Since the 1960s it has grown rapidly. It consists of the village of Baar and the former hamlets of Allenwinden, Blickensdorf and Inwil, as well as the farm houses of Deinikon. Demographics Baar has a population (as of ) of . , 24.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years, the population has grown at a rate of 20.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (83.1%), with Italian being second most commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fachhochschule
A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, technology, business, architecture, design, and industrial design. were first founded in Germany and were later adopted in Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Cyprus, and Greece. An increasing number of are abbreviated as ''Hochschule'', the generic term in Germany for institutions awarding academic degrees in higher education, or expanded as ''Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW)'', the German translation of "universities of applied sciences", which were primarily designed with a focus on teaching professional skills. This is reflected in the fact that the ratio of the number of students to the number of professors is significantly better than at traditional universities. However, there are also a number of subjects, such as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Betschart
Nina Brunner (; born 14 October 1995) is a Swiss professional beach volleyball player who plays as a right side defender with her partner Tanja Hüberli. She is a two-time European Champion, winning the title in 2021 and 2023, the silver medallist at the 2018 and 2022 European Championships, and the bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics. With her former partner Nicole Eiholzer, she won the gold medal at the first ever European Games in 2015. Alongside Hüberli, Betschart has won combined total of 3 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals on FIVB World Tour and its successor Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Betschart / Hüberli team represented Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics where they finished in ninth place and played a pivotal role at their country's triumph in the women's event of the inaugural CEV Beach Volleyball Nations Cup in 2022. They achieved a career-high World ranking of No. 2 in November 2021. A six-time Swiss National Champion, Betschart has also en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Céline Schärer
Céline Schärer (born 9 February 1990) is a professional Swiss triathlete, National U23 Champion of the year 2010 and member of the National Team (Team Olympic Distance). In 2006 Céline Schärer took part in her first ITU competition. In 2007, she placed 24th and 31st respectively in the Junior European and the Junior World Championships, and she won several national triathlons in her age category: ''Duathlon Irchel'' (13 May 2007, youth A), ''Aquathlon Basel'' (26 May 2007, youth A), ''Triathlon Murthen'' (10 June 2007, junior), and ''Zyttrum Triathlon'' (16 June 2007, youth A). In 2008 and 2009 she achieved four top ten positions in Junior European Cups, in Switzerland she won the ''Zürich Triathlon'' (12 July 2008) and the ''Uster Triathlon'' (24 August 2008, junior), in 2009 she won the ''VW Circuit'' (junior) and placed second in the National Junior Championships. In 2010, she placed 9th in the European U23 Championships and 23rd in the World U23 Championships. In Swit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priestly Fraternity Of Saint Peter
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (; FSSP) is a traditionalist Catholic society of apostolic life for priests and seminarians. It is in communion with the Holy See. It was founded in 1988 by 12 former members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) who left following the Écône consecrations, which resulted in the SSPX bishops being excommunicated by the Holy See. Headquartered in Switzerland, the society maintains two international seminaries: the International Seminary of St. Peter in Wigratzbad- Opfenbach, Bavaria, Germany, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska, United States. The society is officially recognized by the Holy See and has 368 priests who celebrate the Tridentine Mass in locations in 147 worldwide dioceses. Canonical status According to canon law, the FSSP is a clerical society of apostolic life of pontifical right. It is not, therefore, an institute of consecrated life and members take no religious vows, but are instead bound by the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Bisig
Josef Meinrad Bisig, FSSP (born in 2 September 1952) is a Swiss traditionalist Catholic priest. He was co-founder and first superior general of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, created in 1988. He was originally a member of the Society of Saint Pius X but left when founder Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre illicitly consecrated four bishops, to create the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. Formerly a seminary rector in Europe, Bisig was appointed vice-rector and theology professor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in 2005. Bisig became rector in 2006 and is also a councillor of his order. He has a licentiate in Sacred Theology, and was preparing a doctorate of theology as of 2006. He speaks German, French, English and Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Huwyler
Max Huwyler (6 December 1931 – 28 January 2023) was a Swiss writer. Biography Originally, Huwyler was a high school teacher in Zürich. He wrote several books for children, theatre plays, poetry, fiction stories, and radio plays. He co-authored with Walter Flückiger a book in the volumes titled ''Welt der Wörter (World of Words)'' in 1983. His works include further texts for children, plays for the school stage, radio plays, poems, and children's books. He also translated plays by Elias Canetti and Günter Grass Günter Wilhelm Grass (; 16 October 1927 – 13 April 2015) was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gda ... into Swiss German. Huwyler was awarded the Swiss Youth Book Award in 1993, the Schiller Foundation Award in 1996 and the Recognition Award of the Zug Canton, the Central Swiss Media Award of the DRS Radio and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinhausen Rigiblick Railway Station
Steinhausen-Rigiblick is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zug, in the municipality of Steinhausen, on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line. It was inaugurated on 26 November 2012 and opened on the timetable change on 9 December 2012. The construction of the 320-metre-long station cost about CHF 10.5 million. In addition to the construction of the platform and the underpass, the track was adapted for the S41 service, preserving the remains of the "Sumpfweiche" ("swamp points" at the former direct connection with the line to Luzerne). Service The station is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S5. * Zürich S-Bahn The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ...: ** : half-hourly service to , and to via and . References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Zürich Hauptbahnhof, often shortened to Zürich HB or just HB, and known in English as Zurich Main Station, is the largest railway station in Switzerland and one of the busiest in Europe. It is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland and neighbouring countries such as Germany, Italy, Austria and France. The station was originally constructed as the terminus of the Swiss Northern Railway, Spanisch Brötli Bahn, the first railway built completely within Switzerland. Serving up to 2,915 trains per day, Zürich HB is one of the List of busiest railway stations in Europe, busiest railway stations in the world. It was ranked as the best European railway station in 2023 and 2024. Zürich HB is one of List of railway stations in Zurich, 29 stations in Zurich. It is located at the northern end of the Altstadt (Zurich), Altstadt () and east of the Eurogate Zurich, Europaallee in central Zurich, near the confluence of the rivers Limmat and Sihl (the Sihl actuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S5 (ZVV)
The S5 is a regional railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S5 is one of the network's services connecting the cantons of Zürich, St. Gallen, Schwyz and Zug. At , trains of the S5 service usually depart from underground tracks () 41–44 ( Museumstrasse station). Route * The S5 service links the city of Zug and Pfäffikon SZ, on the south shore of Lake Zürich in the canton of Schwyz. Trains use the Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug line between Zug and . From there, they use the Zürich–Baden line to reach Zürich Hauptbahnhof and then the Zürich–Winterthur line to reach . East of Stadelhofen, trains take the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line, which diverges south, to . Finally, trains cross the Seedamm on the Rapperswil–Pfäffikon line to reach Pfäffikon. The following stations are served: * Zug * Steinhausen Rigiblick * Steinhausen * Knonau * Mettmenstetten * Affo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zug), with a few lines extending into or crossing the territory of southern Germany. The network is one of many commuter rail operations in German speaking countries to be described as an S-Bahn. The lines connect with services of Aargau S-Bahn to the West, Basel S-Bahn (only in ) and Schaffhausen S-Bahn to the North, St. Gallen S-Bahn to the East, and Lucerne S-Bahn/Zug Stadtbahn to the South, as well as with InterCity, InterRegio and RegioExpress services at major junction stations. The entire ZVV S-Bahn network went into operation in May 1990, although many of the lines were already in operation. Unusual among rapid transit services, the Zurich S-Bahn provides first class commuter travel; about a quarter o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinhausen Railway Station
Steinhausen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zug, situated in the municipality of Steinhausen. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line and is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ... line S5. References External links * * Railway stations in the canton of Zug Swiss Federal Railways stations Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1904 {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
