Uerikon (also spelled Ãœrikon) is a village near
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 dial ...
,
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, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
Geography
Uerikon is located on the north bank of the
Zürichsee (Lake Zürich) in the
Pfannenstiel region and is part of the political municipality of
Stäfa
Stäfa () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
Stäfa has an area of . Of this area, 46.1% is ...
. In the local dialect it is called ''Ãœrike''.
History and points of interest
There is an old mansion (''Ritterhuus'') built in 1531 that bases on a tiny castle of 1492 serving as place of the former local administration of the
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 Swit ...
. It is located at the lake shore.
Website Ritterhaus Uerikon-Stäfa
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Transportation
Uerikon railway station
Uerikon railway station () is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near the village of Uerikon in the municipality of Stäfa. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right-bank line. Uerikon station was also the junction for the former ...
is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich
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 (Canton of Aargau, Aargau, Canton of Gla ...
on the line S7 and in the rush-hour S20. In this village there are 3 different Buslines. The Line 951
Year 951 (Roman numerals, CMLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* King Berengar II of Italy seizes Liguria, with help from the feudal lord Oberto I. He reorganizes the territorie ...
from Uerikon railway station
Uerikon railway station () is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near the village of Uerikon in the municipality of Stäfa. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right-bank line. Uerikon station was also the junction for the former ...
to Stäfa railway station 952
Year 952 (Roman numerals, CMLII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Summer – At the Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), Reichstag in Augsburg (assembled by King Otto I (Holy Roman ...
from Uerikon railway station
Uerikon railway station () is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near the village of Uerikon in the municipality of Stäfa. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right-bank line. Uerikon station was also the junction for the former ...
to Stäfa railway station and the Line 955 from Stäfa railway station to Hombrechtikon
Hombrechtikon is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Hombrechtikon is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Humbrechtigkon''. In 1217 it was mentioned as ''Hunbrechticon''.
Geography
Hombrech ...
Post and further to Bubikon
Bubikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Some names of localities have Celts, Celtic (''MÃ ...
Notes
External links
Official website of the municipality of Stäfa
Otsverein Uerikon
Stäfa
Villages in the canton of Zürich
Populated places on Lake Zurich
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