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Bätzimatt
Buechberg (also Buchberg) is an elongated molasse hill in the Canton (Switzerland), Swiss cantons of Canton of Schwyz, Schwyz and Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen on Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee lakeshore. Geography The Molasse hill is a remain of the last glacial period in Switzerland. Situated on the southeastern Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee lakeshore, the hill is situated on the area of the municipalities of Tuggen and Wangen SZ, Wangen−Nuolen in the canton of Schwyz, bordered by the lakeshore area in the canton of St. Gallen and by the Linth river towards Schmerikon. The highest elevation is about at the southwestern end of the hill, overlooking the Linth and Obersee area at around sea level. The commonly called ''Bollingen Sandstone'' since centuries is used for the construction of buildings, among them the Einsiedeln Abbey and the St. Gallen Abbey, as well as for the construction of ''Fraumünster'' and ''Grossmünster'' in Zürich; the quarries are still in use. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obersee (Zürichsee)
The Obersee ("upper lake") is the smaller of the two parts of ''Zürichsee'' (Lake Zurich) in the cantons of Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen and Canton of Schwyz, Schwyz in Switzerland. Geography ''Zürichsee'' is the common name for the ''lower'' (''Untersee'') northwestern section of , while the smaller southeastern ''upper'' (''Obersee'') lake area measures , separated by the Seedamm causeway, a Molasse formation connecting Rapperswil with the Hurden peninsula. Before 1951 the annual water level fluctuated more than , but since then the water level is strictly regulated and therefore between summer and winter differs an average of . The average lake level is now at 406 metres above sea level, while ''Obersee'' and ''Untersee'' differ by only . The ''Seedamm'' between Rapperswil and Hurden was used since about 5,000 years as a Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden, historical lake crossing. Since the 1870s a partially artificial road causeway and two bridges were added, to cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buechberg - Bollingen IMG 9607
Buechberg (also Buchberg) is an elongated molasse hill in the Swiss cantons of Schwyz and St. Gallen on Obersee lakeshore. Geography The Molasse hill is a remain of the last glacial period in Switzerland. Situated on the southeastern Obersee lakeshore, the hill is situated on the area of the municipalities of Tuggen and Wangen− Nuolen in the canton of Schwyz, bordered by the lakeshore area in the canton of St. Gallen and by the Linth river towards Schmerikon. The highest elevation is about at the southwestern end of the hill, overlooking the Linth and Obersee area at around sea level. The commonly called '' Bollingen Sandstone'' since centuries is used for the construction of buildings, among them the Einsiedeln Abbey and the St. Gallen Abbey, as well as for the construction of ''Fraumünster'' and ''Grossmünster'' in Zürich; the quarries are still in use. Name The official name is the Swiss-German language term ''Buechberg'' (not written with "ü"), although ''Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollingen Sandstone
Bollinger Sandstein or Bollingen Sandstone is a sandstone found on Obersee lake shore, namely between Bollingen and Uznach and Buechberg area, in the cantons of St. Gallen and Schwyz in Switzerland. Geography The sandstone is found on Obersee (upper Lake Zürich) northeastern shore, namely between Bollingen and Uznach and on the other side of the lake at the Buechberg area, in the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Schwyz. Description Depending on the layer, the appearance and texture of the natural stone also varies, therefore distinct names have developed at the different mining locations: ''Güntliweid'' sandstone means a darker, coarse-grained portion of the deposit. The ''Buechberg'' variant has a bit brighter colour, while the '' Uznaberg'' sandstone is bright and even fine-grained. In addition to these names, the ''Bollinger-Brand'' sandstone is mined in Eschenbach SG and the ''Bollinger-Lehholz'' sandstone is mined between Jona and Bollingen. The Bollingen sand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Reserves For Waterbirds And Migratory Birds In Switzerland
This is a list of reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland. The nature reserves on this inventory are protected by Swiss federal legislation (''Federal Inventory of Water and Migratory Birds Reserves of National and International Importance''). Reserves of international importance Reserves of national importance See also * Nature parks in Switzerland References * External links * EUNISSwitzerland - Reserves for Waterbirds and Migrants of International and National Importance (CH09) Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA)Schutzgebiete: Wasser- und Zugvogelreservate {{DEFAULTSORT:Reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland Waterbrids and migratory birds reserves Switzerland nature-related lists Waterbrids and migratory birds + Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangen SZ
Wangen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality includes Wangen itself, together with the hamlet of Nuolen. Geography Wangen has an area, , of . Of this area, 64.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The Buechberg hill is located on the area of the municipality. History Count ''Fridrich von Toggenburg, Herr zu Brettengow und Tafas'' donated to ''his own and the salvation of his ancestor who were buried and he also expects to be buried'', the church, rights and lands (''Kirchwidem'' and ''Kirchensatz'') in ''Wangen in der March'' to the Rüti Monastery, sealed by Fridrich and the knights ''Herman von Landenberg'', ''Johans von Bonstetten'' from '' ''Ustra'' and ''Herman von der Hochenlandenberg'' on 21 January 1407. Demographics Wangen has a population (as of ) of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wader
245px, A flock of Red_knot.html" ;"title="Dunlins and Red knot">Dunlins and Red knots Waders or shorebirds are birds of the order Charadriiformes commonly found wikt:wade#Etymology 1, wading along shorelines and mudflats in order to foraging, forage for food crawling or burrowing in the mud and sand, usually small arthropods such as aquatic insects or crustaceans. The term "wader" is used in Europe, while "shorebird" is used in North America, where "wader" may be used instead to refer to long-legged wading birds such as storks and herons. There are about 210 species of wader, most of which live in wetland or coastal environments. Many species of Arctic and temperate regions are strongly migratory, but tropical birds are often resident, or move only in response to rainfall patterns. Some of the Arctic species, such as the little stint, are amongst the longest distance migrants, spending the non- breeding season in the southern hemisphere. Many of the smaller species found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busskirch
Busskirch is a village (''Kirchdorf'') within the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Geography The village is located along the northern shore of the Obersee (Zürichsee), ''Obersee'' lakeshore between Jona, Switzerland, Jona and Bollingen. Busskirch was part of the former municipality of Jona: On January 1, 2007, the former municipalities of Rapperswil and Jona merged to form the new political entity Rapperswil-Jona. History Roman era Beginning in the 1st century A.D., Busskirch was a Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman lakeside settlement that served as a stage town on the intersection of the streets to Kempraten (Latin: ''Centum Prata'') respectively Zürich (''Turicum (Zürich), Turicum''), Winterthur (''Vitudurum'') and to Chur (''Curia Rhaetorum'') respectively on the waterway Walensee–Zürichsee to Rome's alpine route. St. Martin Busskirch church Busskirch is first mentioned in 842/843 A.D. as ''Fossonas ecclesiam'', in ... [...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] |
Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden
Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden is a wooden pedestrian bridge between the city of Rapperswil and the village of Hurden crossing the Obersee (the upper part of Lake Zurich) in Switzerland. On 6 April 2001, the footbridge was opened. With a length of it is the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland. The wooden bridge has many predecessors. Wooden structures enabling lake crossings in the same area were already built thousands of years ago. Geography The pedestrian bridge is located next to the so-called Seedamm, a stone and metal structure which includes two bridges. Like the Seedamm it connects Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen and Hurden in the canton of Schwyz. The water area between Rapperswil and Hurden is the narrowest and shallowest part of Lake Zurich. While the Seedamm separates the Obersee part from the main part of Lake Zurich, the pedestrian bridge crosses the Obersee. Earlier wooden bridges Neolithic and Bronze Age The oldest remains of bridges or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grossmünster
The Grossmünster (; "great minster") is a Romanesque-style Protestant church in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the four major churches in the city (the others being the Fraumünster, Predigerkirche, and St. Peterskirche). Its congregation forms part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich. The core of the present building near the banks of the Limmat was constructed on the site of a Carolingian church, which was, according to legend, originally commissioned by Charlemagne. Construction of the present structure commenced around 1100 and it was inaugurated around 1220. The Grossmünster was a monastery church, vying for precedence with the Fraumünster across the Limmat throughout the Middle Ages. According to legend, the Grossmünster was founded by Charlemagne, whose horse fell to its knees over the tombs of Felix, Regula and Exuperantius, Zürich's patron saints. The legend helps support a claim of seniority over the Fraumünster, which was founded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraumünster
The Fraumünster (; lit. in ) is a church in Zürich which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zürich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority. Today, it belongs to the Evangelical Reformed Church of the canton of Zürich and is one of the four main churches of Zürich, the others being the Grossmünster, Prediger and St. Peter's churches. History In 1045, King Henry III granted the convent the right to hold markets, collect tolls, and mint coins, and thus effectively made the abbess the ruler of the city. Emperor Frederick II granted the abbey '' Reichsunmittelbarkeit'' in 1218, thus making it territorially independent of all authority save that of the Emperor himself, and increasing the political power of the abbess. The abbess assigned the mayor, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einsiedeln Abbey
Einsiedeln Abbey () is a Catholic monastery administered by the Benedictine Order in the village of Einsiedeln, Switzerland. The Abbey of Einsiedeln is one of the most important baroque monastic sites and the largest place of pilgrimage in Switzerland. The Black Madonna of Einsiedeln in the Chapel of Grace attracts around 800,000 pilgrims and tourists every year. The community of Benedictine monks has around 40 members. The monastery is not under the jurisdiction of a diocese or a bishop because it is a territorial abbey. The abbey operates a private high school along with a winery, sawmill, restaurant and other small businesses in order to support itself. History Origin of the monastery The history of Einsiedeln Abbey starts with Meinrad of Einsiedeln. Born in 797 in Sulchen, he was educated at the abbey school on Reichenau Island in what is today Germany. Meinrad became a monk and was later ordained a priest. After gaining public attention for reportedly performing mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
