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Glattfelden
Glattfelden is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Bülach (district), Bülach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History Glattfelden is first mentioned in 1130 as ''Glatevelden''. Geography Glattfelden has an area of . Of this area, 47.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality includes the village of Glattfelden, located at the end of the Glatt valley, the communities of Zweidlen, Schachen and Rheinsfelden and the exclave of Neuhaus. Demographics Glattfelden has a population (as of ) of . , 18.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (86.5%), with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glattfelden Railway Station
Glattfelden railway station () is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is actually situated in the municipality of Bülach but takes its name from the immediately adjacent municipality of Glattfelden. It is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line of Swiss Federal Railways, and is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S9 between Zurich and Schaffhausen. A PostBus service (ZVV 540) connects the station with the village. Services the following services stop at Glattfelden: * Zürich S-Bahn : half-hourly service between and ; every other train continues from Rafz to . References External links * * Glattfelden Glattfelden Glattfelden is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Bülach (district), Bülach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). ... Glattfelden {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zweidlen Railway Station
Zweidlen railway station () is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Glattfelden. It is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line, and is served by Zürich S-Bahn line S36. The station is also the loading point for trains carrying gravel from the nearby works of Weiacher Kies AG. Services the following services stop at Zweidlen: * Zürich S-Bahn 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 (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ... : hourly service between and . Gallery References External links * * Zweidlen Zweidlen Glattfelden {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S9 (ZVV)
The S9 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund, Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Canton of Zürich, Zürich and Canton of Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Between the two Swiss cantons, the line also serves two stations in Germany. At , trains of the S9 service usually depart from underground tracks () 41–44 (Hirschengraben Tunnel, Museumstrasse station). Route * The line runs from Schaffhausen, capital of the canton of Schaffhausen to Zurich Hauptbahnhof, before continuing via Zürich Stadelhofen railway station, Zürich Stadelhofen to Uster. The following stations are served: * Schaffhausen railway station, Schaffhausen * Neuhausen railway station, Neuhausen * Neuhausen Rheinfall railway station, Neuhausen Rheinfall ''Swiss-German border'' * Jestetten railway station, Jestetten (Germany) * Lottstetten railway station, Lottstetten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S36 (ZVV)
The S36 is a regional railway service of the Zürich S-Bahn operated by THURBO. The service runs hourly between and over the western half of the Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway, calling at stations in the Swiss cantons of Aargau and Zürich, and the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The service began on 9 December 2018, replacing the S41, which had operated from Waldshut to . The S41's western terminus became Bülach. Route * The service runs from , in the canton of Zürich, to , in the canton of Aargau, on the Winterthur to Koblenz line. At Koblenz, the service reverses direction and continues to in Baden-Württemberg (Germany), using a short stretch of the Turgi to Waldshut line and crossing the historic Waldshut–Koblenz Rhine Bridge. Stations The service operates hourly and stops at the following stations (no call at ): * * * * * * * * * * * ''Swiss-German border'' * Map See also * Rail transport in Switzerland * Public transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bülach
Bülach () is a historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zürich. It is the administrative capital of Bülach district. It is situated in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'') to the east of the small river Glatt and about south of the High Rhine and about north of the Zurich Airport. The official language of Bülach is Swiss Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. History Bülach is first mentioned in 811 as ''Pulacha''. From early times it fell within the province of the Alamanni. Joachim Werner's description of the early cemetery excavated there was published in 1953. Geography Bülach has an area of . Of this area, 33.2% is used for agricultural purposes, 39.5% is forested, 26.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located around the lower Glatt Valley. The town of Bülach and the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glatt Valley
The Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'' or ''Glatttal'') is a region and a river valley in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography The Glatt (Rhine), Glatt is a tributary to the Rhine in the Zürcher Unterland area of the canton of Zurich. It is long and flows out from the Greifensee (lake), Greifensee through its river valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over a ..., discharging into the Rhine by Rheinsfelden. The Region Glatttal comprises, among other communities in the districts of Uster (district), Uster, Dielsdorf (district), Dielsdorf and Bülach (district), Bülach, the suburban cities and municipalities of Bassersdorf, Bülach, Dietlikon, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Glattfelden, Höri, Kloten, Oberglatt, Opfikon-Glattbrugg, Rümlang, Schwerzenbach, Wallisell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bülach (district)
Bülach () is a List of towns in Switzerland, historic town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zürich. It is the administrative capital of Bülach (district), Bülach district. It is situated in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'') to the east of the small river Glatt (river), Glatt and about south of the High Rhine and about north of the Zurich Airport. The official language of Bülach is Swiss Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic German, Alemannic Swiss German (linguistics), Swiss German dialect. History Bülach is first mentioned in 811 as ''Pulacha''. From early times it fell within the province of the Alamanni. Joachim Werner (archaeologist), Joachim Werner's description of the early cemetery excavated there was published in 1953. Geography Bülach has an area of . Of this area, 33.2% is used for agricultural purposes, 39.5% is forested, 26.9% is settled (buildings or roads) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiach
Weiach is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Dielsdorf (district), Dielsdorf in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History Weiach is first mentioned in 1271. It has belonged to Swiss Confederation since 1424. Since 1962 there has been a gravel industry located in Weiach. On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 crashed into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach while attempting to land at Zurich Airport. The crash, which was caused by a faulty navigation system, killed all 40 passengers and 6 crew.http://www.airsafe.com/events/reports/alitalia-dc9-1990.pdf, Final Report of the Federal Aircraft Accidents Inquiry Board concerning Alitalia Flight 404, 1990. Geography Weiach has an area of . Of this area, 36.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Weia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadel Bei Niederglatt
Stadel is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Stadel has an area of . Of this area, 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). To distinguish between several places having the same name, this one is suffixed by the addition of bei Niederglatt (). Besides the village of Stadel the municipality comprises the three hamlets Windlach, Raat, and Schüpfheim. Demographics Stadel has a population (as of ) of . , 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.7%), with English being second most common ( 1.2%) and French being third ( 0.6%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.2% of the vote. The next t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hüntwangen
Hüntwangen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Bülach (district), Bülach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History Hüntwangen is first mentioned in 1254 as ''Hiuntwangin''. Geography Hüntwangen has an area of . Of this area, 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the western edge of the ''Rafzerfeld'', the region in the district which is north of the Rhine. Demographics Hüntwangen has a population (as of ) of . , 7.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 22.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (96.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%). In the 2007 election the most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohentengen Am Hochrhein
Hohentengen is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Location The village Hohentengen lies on the northern banks of the Rhine, overlooking Switzerland. The right weather-conditions allow a view of the Swiss Alpes from the ''Kalten Wangen'' (lit. "cold cheeks"), a mountain in the district of Stetten. Hohentengen am Hochrhein comprises six districts: Hohentengen, Lienheim, Herdern, Bergöschingen, Günzgen, and Stetten. Neighboring towns Hohentengen borders Klettgau to the north, the Swiss towns of Wasterkingen and Hüntwangen to the east, Glattfelden and Weiach to the south, which are all part of the Kanton Zürich, as well as Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Fisibach Fisibach is a village and municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Zurzach (district), Zurzach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History While some scattered items from the Bronze Age were disco ..., and Rümik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
