Embrach / Stationsquartier
District of Illingen
in Bezirk Bülach of Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.516 and 8.584 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 30' 57" and E 8° 35' 1"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 10:10 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:07 am and 8:38 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-05-01 08:01:32

Delve into Embrach / Stationsquartier

The district Embrach / Stationsquartier of Illingen in Bezirk Bülach (Canton of Zurich) with it's 274 habitants Embrach / Stationsquartier is a district located in Switzerland about 66 mi north-east of Bern, the country's capital town.

In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bulach, Lottstetten, Grossandelfingen, Jestetten and Dielsdorf. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 36%
Air Pressure 1002 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

8°C (46 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hilton Zurich Airport

Address
5,5 mi
Hohenbuehlstrasse 10
8152 Opfikon
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Zurich Airport Radisson Blu Hotel

Address
4,5 mi
ZURICH AIRPORT FLUGHAFEN
8058 Zuerich Flughafen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Allegra

Address
4,7 mi
Hamelirainstr. 3
8302 Kloten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Romantik Hotel Gasthof Hirschen

Address
4,9 mi
Untergass 28
8193 Eglisau
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 12:00


Moevenpick Hotel Zurich Airport

Address
5,4 mi
Walter Mittelholzerstr. 8
8152 Glattbrugg
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Park Inn By Radisson Zurich Airport

Address
5,0 mi
Flughofstrasse 75
8153 Rümlang
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Dorint Airport-Hotel Zürich

Address
5,4 mi
Riethofstrasse 40
8152 Opfikon
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


HOTEL ZUM GOLDENEN KOPF

Address
2,0 mi
MARKTGASSE 9
8180 Bülach
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Höri INN

Address
3,0 mi
Hofstrasse 21
8181 Höri
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 18:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 12:00


Fly Away

Address
4,6 mi
Marktgasse 19
8302 Kloten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 6:00 - 0:00


Videos from this area

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Slope soaring Hobbyking Mini Swift

Published: November 21, 2010
Length: 42:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: flyinggriffin8184

Fixed camera footage of my HK Mini Swift slope soaring. http://flyinggriffin.blog.com/


Abendgold - Sonnenuntergang über Bülach

Published: February 23, 2013
Length: 01:19 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Heinz Dössegger

Dank der Timelapse Aufnahmetechnik kann man Ereignisse darstellen wie man sie zwar auch sehen kann, aber vermutlich nicht in dieser Form wahrnimmt. Bei diesem Sonnenuntergang ...


Ausbau der Schul- und Volkssternwarte Bülach

Published: September 06, 2011
Length: 48:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Juerg Alean

Ausbau der Schul- und Volkssternwarte Bülach. Zusammensetzen vorfabrizierter Elemente. 6. September 2011. http://sternwartebuelach.ch/


Herbstfest Freienstein-Teufen 2013: Aikido-Demonstration

Published: September 23, 2013
Length: 11:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Aikido Arte

Aikido Arte (Beatrice, Ruth, Florian und Philipp) zeigt Aikido: Techniken am Boden und stehend.


CamTestRide mit meiner Z800

Published: July 22, 2014
Length: 36:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thomas

Meine erste Cam-Testfahrt. Die Befestigung muss ich nochmals überdenken, sorry für die Wackler! Der Sound ist auch noch ziemlich bad. liegt aber am WaterProof-Case der Cam. Die nächste...


The secret experiments from Mr Frankenstein. Top secret!!

Published: November 28, 2013
Length: 25:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Abel Oliva

The Doctor Frankenstein's diary that was believed lost since 200 years ago, recently has been found in 2013. Here we can find some of his first attempts to modify the Mother Nature. Investigators...


Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Published: February 09, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jose Avila Thompson

Video corto 4K Note 3.


Local train at Embrach-Rorbas

Published: June 25, 2014
Length: 48:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Frederick König

via YouTube Capture.


Motax SMC-Quad-Trailer

Published: April 30, 2008
Length: 16:30 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: jvetterli

SMC Quads are pure fun!


www.filmgewitter.ch - 15. Offener Sonntag Embrachertal

Published: December 02, 2014
Length: 05:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Filmgewitter

Statements und Impressionen vom 15. Offenen Sonntag Embrachertal am 23. November 2014. Produziert von www.filmgewitter.ch.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Zurich Airport

Zurich Airport, also known as Kloten Airport, is Switzerland's largest international airport, and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. The airport is owned by Flughafen Zürich AG, a company quoted on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Major shareholders include the canton of Zurich, with 33.33% of the shares, and the city of Zurich, with 5% of the shares. No other shareholder has a holding exceeding 5%. Skyguide is responsible for all Air Traffic Control for Zurich.

Located at 47.4647, 8.54917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Airports in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Zurich, Kloten, Transport in the canton of Zurich

Bubenholz Tunnel

The Bubenholz Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the A51 motorway around Zurich Airport. The tunnel is around 600 metres long. The tunnel replaces several overpasses which existed until the early 2000s. It is also supposed to cut noise from the motorway away from the nearby towns of Glattbrugg and Opfikon. As of 2004, the tunnel is only partially complete and only portions of the tunnel are open to traffic.

Located at 47.4331, 8.57111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tunnels in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Zurich

Thur (Switzerland)

Thur is a 131 km long river in north-eastern Switzerland. Its source is near the mountain Säntis in the south-east of the canton of St. Gallen. In this canton it flows through the Toggenburg region and the town Wil. After Wil it flows through the canton of Thurgau and its capital Frauenfeld. The final 19 km of the river Thur are in the canton of Zürich. It flows into the river Rhine on the border with Germany, south of Schaffhausen.

Located at 47.5928, 8.59028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Switzerland, High Rhine basin, Tributaries of the Rhine

Crossair Flight 3597

Crossair Flight LX 3597 was an Avro RJ100 regional airliner, registration HB-IXM, on a scheduled flight from Berlin, Germany to Zurich, Switzerland that crashed during its approach to land at Zurich Airport on 24 November 2001. Twenty-four of the 33 people on board were killed.

Located at 47.4539, 8.62333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Aviation accidents and incidents in 2001, Aviation accidents and incidents in Switzerland, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Accidents and incidents involving the British Aerospace 146

Kolping Arena

The Kolping Arena is an arena in Zurich, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of the Kloten Flyers. In 2008 the Eishalle Schluefweg was renamed Kolping Arena due to a sponsoring deal. It will now keep that name for seven years. The Kolping Arena holds 7,561 people and was built in 1997. In 2004, the arena played host to the finals of the 2004 Men's World Floorball Championships. and in 2009 it was one of the hosts of the IIHF World Championships

Located at 47.442, 8.584 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Indoor arenas in Switzerland, Indoor ice hockey venues in Switzerland

Irchel

Irchel is also the name of a hill in the city of Zürich, and of a campus of Zürich University located there. The Irchel is an elevation in the Canton of Zürich, located at the Rhine between the Töss and Thur rivers, on the territory of Buch am Irchel, Berg am Irchel and Freienstein-Teufen, separating the Andelfingen and Bülach districts. It is an outlying ridge of the Jura, rising to 694 m, lying east of the Lägern. Historically, it was part of the Germanic Limes.

Located at 47.55, 8.58333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the canton of Zurich

Hardau (Winterthur)

Hardau is a quarter in the district 6 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of Wülflingen municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.

Located at 47.5139, 8.68028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Winterthur

Niederfeld (Winterthur)

Niederfeld is a quarter in the district 6 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of Wülflingen municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|30|38|N|8|40|37|E|region:CH |primary |name= }} 19px This Canton of Zurich location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte Template:Portal:Switzerland/Stub

Located at 47.5106, 8.67694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Winterthur

Neuburg (Winterthur)

Neuburg is a quarter in the district 6 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of Wülflingen municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922. The name of the quarter comes from a former castle called "Neuburg" (engl. "newcastle") on a hill above the little village. Since the 16th century the name "Neuburg" isnt in use anymore for the place where the castle was, its called nowadays "Hoh-Wülflingen". From the former castle you only see the moats and a little part of the wall left.

Located at 47.4967, 8.67639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Winterthur

Weinberg (Winterthur)

Weinberg is a quarter in the district 6 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of Wülflingen municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|29|28|N|8|36|41|E|region:CH |primary |name= }} 19px This Canton of Zurich location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte Template:Portal:Switzerland/Stub

Located at 47.4911, 8.61139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Winterthur

Sternwarte Bülach

Sternwarte Bülach is an observatory near Bülach, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.5196, 8.57065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Astronomical observatories in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Zurich, Bülach

Zurich Airport railway station

Zurich Airport railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Flughafen) is a railway station serving Zurich Airport in Switzerland. The station is located underneath the main passenger terminal of the airport, which is in the canton of Zurich and the municipality of Kloten. Originally the station was planned to be served only by intercity trains, but it is now served by a mixture of long distance trains, serving cities throughout Switzerland, as well as Zurich S-Bahn trains on lines S 2 and S 16 .

Located at 47.4503, 8.56222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airport railway stations in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Zurich, Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Railway stations opened in 1980, Swiss Federal Railways stations, 1980 establishments in Switzerland

Flaach Castle

Flaach Castle is a castle in the municipality of Flaach in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.5774, 8.60415 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Castles in the canton of Zurich

Wart Castle

Wart Castle is a castle in the municipality of Neftenbach and the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.526, 8.64594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Castles in the canton of Zurich

Glattbrugg railway station

Glattbrugg is a railway station in Switzerland, in the Glattbrugg area of the municipality of Opfikon. The station is located on the main line of the Bülach-Regensberg Railway and is an interchange point between the Zurich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system. The station is served by S-Bahn line S5, and by Zurich tram routes 10 and 12, operating on behalf of the Stadtbahn Glattal. Glattbrugg station is some 250 metres walk from Opfikon station on S-Bahn line S7.

Located at 47.4305, 8.55904 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

Opfikon railway station

Opfikon is a railway station in Switzerland, in the municipality of Opfikon. The station is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S7. Opfikon station is some 250 metres walk from Glattbrugg station on S-Bahn line S5 and the Stadtbahn Glattal.

Located at 47.4292, 8.56174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

Bülach railway station

Bülach is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Bülach. It is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line, at the point where it is joined by the Bülach branch of the Bülach-Regensberg Railway. Bülach station is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S5, S22 and S41, as well as some long distance trains. The S5 connects Zurich and Rafz, using the Bülach-Regensberg Railway south of Bülach.

Located at 47.5237, 8.53574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Bülach

Niederglatt railway station

Niederglatt is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Niederglatt. It is located on the Bülach branch of the Bülach-Regensberg Railway and served by Zurich S-Bahn line S5.

Located at 47.4874, 8.50364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

Glattfelden railway station

Glattfelden 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, and is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S5 (to Pfäffikon SZ) and Rafz and S22 (to Singen and Bülach). A local bus line (ZVV 540) connects the station with the village.

Located at 47.5488, 8.52365 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations,

Eglisau railway station

Eglisau is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Eglisau. The station is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line at that line's junction with the Eglisau to Neuhausen line. It is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S5, S22 and S41. Between Eglisau and Hüntwangen-Wil, the next station on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line, the railway crosses the Eglisau railway bridge over the Rhine.

Located at 47.5725, 8.51513 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

Rafz railway station

Rafz is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Rafz. The station is located on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) that crosses the international border twice on its route between the Swiss cantons of Zurich and Schaffhausen. The station is operated by the SBB and is the terminus of Zurich S-Bahn line S5 from Zurich, and an intermediate stop on the S22 between Bülach and Schaffhausen.

Located at 47.6034, 8.54339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

Hüntwangen-Wil railway station

Hüntwangen-Wil is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station location straddles the municipalities of Eglisau and Hüntwangen, but takes its name from Hüntwangen and the adjoining municipality of Wil. In terms of railway geography, the station is on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB), which crosses the international border twice on its route between the Swiss cantons of Zurich and Schaffhausen.

Located at 47.5811, 8.51278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

Eglisau railway bridge

The Eglisau railway bridge, or Eisenbahnbrücke Eglisau, is a single-track railway bridge which carries the Eglisau to Neuhausen line across the Rhine in Switzerland. Both ends of the bridge lie within the municipality of Eglisau and the canton of Zurich. The bridge was built between the years of 1895 and 1897 by the Swiss Northeastern Railway at a cost of 980,000 Swiss francs. The bridge has a total length of 439 metres and has a height of 50 metres above river level.

Located at 47.5774, 8.50994 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway bridges in Switzerland, Bridges over the Rhine, Bridges completed in 1897

Kloten railway station

Kloten is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Kloten. The station is located on the Zurich to Winterthur line and is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S7. Although the station is situated only 1.5 kilometres from the main terminal of Zurich Airport, it has been bypassed by the opening, in 1980, of a new line directly serving the Zurich Airport railway station in the basement of that terminal.

Located at 47.4482, 8.58297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

Kloten Balsberg railway station

Kloten Balsberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Kloten. The station is located on the Zürich–Winterthur railway line and is an interchange point between the Zurich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system. The station is served by S-Bahn line S7, and by Zurich tram routes 10 and 12, operating on behalf of the Stadtbahn Glattal.

Located at 47.442, 8.57076 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

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Bülach / Altstadt: Bülach − beim Hotel Restaurant zum goldenen Kopf, Bülach / Altstadt (source)

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Lufingen: Gemeinde − Sandächer NW, Lufingen (source)

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Lufingen: Gemeinde − Sandächer NO, Lufingen (source)

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Lufingen: Lufingen, Dorf, Lufingen (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Stationsquartier