Au () is a village in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
Wädenswil
Wädenswil (locally often called ''Wättischwiil'', ''Wädischwiil'' or ''Wädi'') is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality located in the district of Horgen (district), Horgen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zà ...
in the district of
Horgen
Horgen () is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
It is one of the larger towns along the south bank of the Lake of Zurich.
On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the mu ...
in the
canton of Zürich
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in
Switzerland
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.
First mentioned in the year 1130 as "Naglikon" and in 1316 as "Owe", Au (Lauft) belongs politically to the
urban area
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of the south-eastern city of Wädenswil on
Lake Zürich
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 ...
.
Transport
Au ZH railway station is a stop of the
S-Bahn Zürich
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 (Canton of Aargau, Aargau, Canton of Gla ...
on the line
S8. The
Au peninsula is a known tourist destination and has a stop on the
Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
The Lake Zurich Navigation Company (, ZSG) is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zurich () and the river Limmat in Zurich.The company's services connect lake-side towns between Zurich and Rapperswil/ Schmerikon, i ...
.
Cultural heritage
Located on ''Zürichsee'' lakeshore,
Wädenswil–Vorder Au is part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ''Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps'',
and the settlement is also listed in the
as a ''Class object''.
Because the lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around to under the water level of .
The
Au château, its auxiliary buildings and the park are listed in the
as a ''Class B'' object of regional importance.
Gallery
File:Felsenegg - Zürichsee - Halbinsel Au IMG 3239.JPG, The village of Au and Au peninsula as seen from 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 hillto ...
File:Au - Halbinsel - Schloss - Etzel - ZSG Helvetia 2015-09-09 17-30-54.JPG, Schloss Au, the former Werdmüller estate on the peninsula
References
External links
Official website
Villages in the canton of Zürich
Populated places on Lake Zurich
Wädenswil
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