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Robenhauser Ried
Robenhausen is a locality in Wetzikon, one of the municipalities of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. The wetland Robenhauser Ried belongs to the protected area surrounding ''Pfäffikersee''. The prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich, prehistoric pile dwelling around Lake Zurich ''Wetzikon-Robenhausen'' is part of the UNESCO-defined World Heritage Sites, the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps. Geography Robenhausen is located in the Hinwil District in the Zürcher Oberland at the southeastern lake shore of Pfäffikersee. The so-called Robenhauser Ried (Swiss German: ''Robenhusener Riet'') is a protected reed (plant), reed landscape. The Aabach stream drains the ''Robenhauser Ried'' wetlands and the lake, and it flows into the ''Ustermer Aa''. Transportation The bus line operator Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) provides the local bus transport in Wetzikon for the regions of the ''Oberland'' and the upper northeastern shore of Lake Zurich. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetzikon
Wetzikon is a small town in the Zurich Highlands (Zürcher Oberland) area of Switzerland, in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich. Geography The municipality Wetzikon has an area of . Of this area, 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (12.1%) is non-productive (streams, lakes and non-productive vegetation). housing and buildings made up 20% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 3.3% of the area. 30.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. It is located near Lake Pfäffikon in the Zürcher Oberland, between Uster and Rapperswil-Jona. The ''Robenhauser Ried'' wetland is a nature reserve of national importance and is situated between Seegräben, Kempten and Irgenhausen covering an area of about . Demographics Wetz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
