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Zürichsee
Lake Zurich (, ; ) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Hurden peninsula and Seedamm causeway (between Pfäffikon and Rapperswil). In the latter case, the upstream part of the lake is called '' Obersee'' (), while the lower part is sometimes also referred to as the Lower Lake (), respectively. Geography Lake Zurich is a glacial lake that was formed by the . Its main tributary is the River Linth, which rises in the glaciers of the Glarus Alps. The Linth originally flew directly into Lake Zurich, but was later diverted by the Escher canal (completed in 1811) into Lake Walen () from where its waters are now carried to the east end of Lake Zurich (near Schmerikon) by means of the straightened Linth canal (completed in 1816). Until the early 16th century, there was another lake upstream of ''Obersee'', Lake Tuggen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, , p. 727. short: ''Rappi'') is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster (Wahlkreis), See-Gaster in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland, located between ''Obersee (Lake Zurich), Obersee'' and the main part of Lake Zurich. Geography Rapperswil is located on the northern shore of Lake Zurich at the point at which the lake is cut in two by the Seedamm isthmus, which is an ice age moraine. The upper (or eastern) part of Lake Zurich is called ''Ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schmerikon
Schmerikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster (Wahlkreis), See-Gaster in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland. In the local Swiss German dialect it is called ''Schmerike''. Geography Schmerikon is located at the head of Lake Zurich, on the section of the lake known as the Obersee (Zürichsee), ''Obersee'' and where the Linth river enters the lake. Part of the municipality is a natural reserve, particularly along the lake shore. Schmerikon has an area, , of . Of this area, 38.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (11.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules two Crescents addorsed Or and in chief a Cross pattee Argent.'' Demographics Schmerikon has a population (as of ) of . , about 25.9% of the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ufenau
Ufenau is an island located, with the neighbouring island of Lützelau, in Lake Zürich in Switzerland between Freienbach ( away) and Rapperswil ( away). Highlights on Ufenau include ''St. Peter & Paul'' church, ''St. Martin's'' chapel, and Ufenau's idyllic landscape in the Frauenwinkel protected area. Geography Ufenau lies in Höfe (district), Höfe district in the Canton of Schwyz. The island measures in all, from east to west and from north to south. The highest point of the island is above sea level or above lake level on . Swimming, camping and other leisure activities are forbidden, as it is a protected area. On occasion of the formation of the Alps, the fossilized sediments material of the body of water between the Ricken Pass, Ricken and Etzel (mountain), Etzel chains unfolded. There arose the typical rock bands that form the Lindenhof (Rapperswil), Lindenhof hill in Rapperswil, or the islands of Ufnau, Lützelau and Heilighüsli. During the last Ice Age the islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zurich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lützelau
Lützelau (Old High German: ''little island'') is an island located, with the neighbouring island of Ufenau, in Lake Zürich in Switzerland between Rapperswil ( away) and Freienbach ( away). Geography Lützelau lies in Höfe district in the Canton of Schwyz. Since the 13th/14th centuries, it has belonged to the community of Rapperswil (now called ''Ortsbürgergemeinde''). The island measures in all, from east to west and from north to south. The highest point of the island is above sea level or above lake level at . On occasion of the formation of the Alps, the fossilized sediments material of the body of water between the Ricken and Etzel chains unfolded. There arose the typical rock bands that form the Lindenhof hill in Rapperswil, or the islands of Ufnau, Lützelau and Heilighüsli. During the last Ice Age the island was under a thick layer of ice, and the hard layers of conglomerate rock and the sandstone ridge survived the sanding by the glacier. History First m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felsenegg
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linth
The Linth (pronounced "lint") is a Switzerland, Swiss river that rises near the Linthal, Glarus, village of Linthal in the mountains of the cantons of Switzerland, canton of canton of Glarus, Glarus, and eventually flows into the Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee section of Lake Zurich. It is about in length. The water power of the Linth was a main factor in the creation of the textile industry of the canton Glarus, and is today used to drive the Linth–Limmern Power Stations, Linth–Limmern power stations in its upper reaches. The river and its upper valley forms the boundary between the mountain ranges of the Glarus Alps, to its east and south, and the Schwyzer Alps, to its west. In its lower part, in the Linth plain (), the Linth Canal forms the boundary between the cantons of Glarus and canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen and part of the boundary between the cantons of St. Gallen and canton of Schwyz, Schwyz. The river lends its name to the former canton of Linth (1798–1803) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saffa-Insel
The Schweizerische Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit (SAFFA), , was an exhibition that took place in Bern in 1928 and in Zurich in 1958. SAFFA was organized by the Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine (BFS, the Federation of Swiss Women's Associations), the Swiss Catholic Women's League (SKF), and 28 other Swiss women's associations, to highlight the precarious situation of working women in the postwar years. Saffa 1928 The predecessor of Saffa was the first exhibition on women's work, organized by Rosa Neuenschwander in Bern in 1923. In the '"Viererfeld" area (today Länggasse-Felsenau) in Bern, the first Saffa was held from 26 August until 30 September 1928. Lux Guyer, Louise (Lux) Guyer, the first Swiss women architect, was the chief organizator, and she completed the buildings in only three months using prefabricated elements made of wood. When the fair opened, her reputation was firmly established. Focus of the exhibition were the services of women in family, working life, scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quaibrücke, Zurich
Quaibrücke () is a road, tramway, pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the river Limmat, at the outflow of Lake Zurich in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. It was built simultaneously with the construction of Quaianlagen (Zurich), Zurich's new quays between 1881 and 1887. Geography The Quaibrücke is situated at the outflow of Lake Zurich and connects Bürkliplatz with Bellevueplatz, and thus the lake's left (or western) shore with the Goldcoast (Switzerland), right (or eastern) shore. It is a nodal point of Trams in Zurich, tram lines , , , and , as well of the road traffic between General-Guisan-Quai and Utoquai. History 1880–1884 The Quaibrücke was erected between 1880 and 1884 under the management of Arnold Bürkli (1833–1894), the city engineer appointed in 1860. A modern land connection was urgently needed after an intense political campaign, as in 1893 Zurich was to be expanded by incorporating 11 neighboring Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities. On Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sihl Valley
Sihl Valley ( German: ''Sihltal'') is a river valley and belongs to the Zimmerberg-Sihltal region located in the Horgen (district), district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Commonly ''Sihltal'' is used as the name of the Lower Sihl Valley, i.e. the area in the southwest of the city of Zürich. Geography In common The area alongside Lake Zürich had been formed as the left moraine of the Last Glacial Period, Ice Age glacier, the bed of which is now the Lake Zürich and the valley of the Sihl. Sihl valley is extensively wooded, but also cultivated and heavily populated in its lower parts. The Sihl () is the name of a long river located in the cantons of Canton of Schwyz, Schwyz (SZ) and Canton of Zurich, Zürich (ZH). The valley compromises parts of the Districts of Switzerland, districts of Einsiedeln (district), Einsiedeln (SZ) (upper Sihl valley), Horgen (district), Horgen (ZH) and Zürich (district), Zürich. The region of the valley comprises about . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obersee (Lake Zurich)
Obersee (German, 'Upper Lake') may refer to: * Lake Ober-See, a meltwater lake in the Gruber Mountains, Antarctica * Obersee (Arosa), a lake in the resort town of Arosa, Grisons, Switzerland * Obersee (Glarus), a mountain lake in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland * Obersee (Königssee), a mountain lake in southeastern Bavaria * Obersee (Lake Constance), the larger of the two parts of Lake Constance * Obersee (Zürichsee), a section of Lake Zürich, Switzerland * Obersee (Rur), a reservoir in the Eifel mountains, Germany * '' Obersee Nachrichten'', a newspaper published in the area of Obersee * Obersee, a previous name for the Egerner cove of the Tegernsee (lake) in Bavaria * Obersee, an informal name for the upper part of the Weitsee Weitsee is a small lake on between Reit im Winkl and Ruhpolding with an area of 63.60 ha and a maximum depth of 9.30 m. The lake itself is separated into a shallow western and a deeper eastern part by a mountain peninsula. It is the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limmat
The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. The river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich, in the southern part of the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, continuing a further 35 km until it reaches the river Aare. The confluence is located north of the small town of Brugg, Aargau, Brugg and shortly after the mouth of the Reuss (river), Reuss. The main towns along the Limmat Valley downstream of Zurich are Dietikon, Wettingen, and Baden, Switzerland, Baden. Its main tributaries are the Linth, Wägitalersee, Wägitaler Aa and Jona (river), Jona, all via Lake Zurich, the Sihl in Zurich, and the Reppisch in Dietikon. The hydronym is first attested in the 8th century, as ''Lindimacus''. It is of Gaulish language, Gaulish origin, from ''*lindo-'' "lake" (Welsh language, Welsh ''llyn'') and ''*magos'' "plain" (Welsh ''maes''), and was thus presumably in origin the name of the plain formed by the Linth. Power generation Like many Swiss rivers, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
