Meilen District is one of the twelve districts of the
German
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-speaking
canton of Zurich
The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capi ...
,
Switzerland
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. It lies to the south of the canton in the
Pfannenstiel region, forming much of the northern shore of
Lake Zurich
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. The district capital is the town of
Meilen
Meilen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Archaeological finds in Meilen date back more than ...
.
Municipalities
Meilen contains a total of eleven
municipalities
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References
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Districts of the canton of Zürich