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Uerikon (also spelled Ürikon) is a village near Rapperswil,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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. In the local dialect it is called ''Ürike''.

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. It is located at the lake shore.Website Ritterhaus Uerikon-Stäfa
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Transportation

Uerikon railway station Uerikon railway station (german: Bahnhof Uerikon) 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 ...

is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S7 and in the rush-hour S20. In this village there are 3 different Buslines. The Line 951 from

to Stäfa railway station 952 from

to Stäfa railway station and the Line 955 from Stäfa railway station to Hombrechtikon Post and further to

Bubikon Bubikon is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Some names of localities have Celtic (''Mürg'') origins, others (''Tafleten'', ''Kammern'', ''Zell'') may have Roman origins. Fiefs of the ...

Notes

External links

Official website of the municipality of Stäfa

Otsverein Uerikon
Stäfa Villages in the canton of Zürich Populated places on Lake Zurich {{Zurich-geo-stub