Uster

Uster (Swiss Standard German pronunciation:; Zurich German: Uschter, pronounced) is a town and the capital of the Uster District in the Swisscanton of Zürich.

The importance of the town of Uster has grown considerably with the construction of the S-Bahn network of the Zürich Transport Network. With over 36,000 inhabitants, it is the third largest town in the canton and is one of the twenty largest towns in Switzerland. Along with Wetzikon, it forms one of the two centres of the Zürcher Oberland. Uster is located next to a lake, called Greifensee.

The town of Uster received the Wakker Prize in 2001.