Au / Ober-Ort/Gwad
District of Wädenswil
in Bezirk Horgen of Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
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Zürich Airport (17 mi) - Buochs Airport (22 mi)
- St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (45 mi)
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Friedrichshafen Airport (50 mi) -
Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (50 mi) - Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (52 mi)
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (59 mi) - Locarno Airport (74 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (104 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (110 mi) - Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (111 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (118 mi)
- Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Zoo Zürich (zoo, (12 mi)
- Knies Kinderzoo (zoo, (7 mi)
- Hirschgarten Zug (zoo, (8 mi)
- Voliere Zürich (zoo, (11 mi)
- Natur- und Tierpark Goldau (zoo, (13 mi)
- Wildpark Bruderhaus (zoo, (17 mi)
- Voliere Zug (zoo, (8 mi)
- Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg (zoo, (8 mi)
- Fischottergehege Männedorf (zoo, (2 mi)
- Segelclcub Sihlsee (marina, (7 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.227 and 8.669 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 13' 36" and E 8° 40' 7"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 10:45 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:12 am and 8:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Touring Au / Ober-Ort/Gwad
The district Au / Ober-Ort/Gwad of Wädenswil in Bezirk Horgen (Canton of Zurich) with it's 979 residents Au / Ober-Ort/Gwad is a subburb located in Switzerland about 60 mi east of Bern, the country's capital place.
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Meilen, Horgen, Uster, Einsiedeln and Zug. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 53% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 67% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
21°C (70 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
22°C (71 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Panorama Resort & Spa
Schwan Hotel und Taverne
Meierhof
First
Holiday Inn SCHINDELLEGI - ZURICHSEE
Sonne Romantik Seehotel
Du Lac
Hirschen am See
Boldern
Zur Sonne Gasthof
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Schweiz Teil 2 - Zürichsee
Nach dem verregnetem Tag auf dem Uetliberg habe ich mir eine nette Rundfahrt auf dem Zürichsee gegönnt (dauert 4 Stunden). Leider war dann irgendwann der Akku leer.
Mit Blade 350 QX über das Nebelmeer von Wädenswil
Mit Blade 350 QX über das Nebelmeer von Wädenswil.
Wädenswil - Richterswil
Wädenswil - Richterswil / ZUERICHSEEFORUM.CH.
obstgarten schweizerdeutsch
Schule Obstgarten Stäfa: Video auf schweizerdeutsch.
joghurt - do it again
the only videoclip form the band joghurt. recorded in 1998.
Neil's marathon swim
Lake Zurich: 8th August 2010. Neil swims the 26 km from Rapperswil to Zurich. We follow in a boat.
Wellenreiten Zürichsee
Erster Wellenritt auf dem Zürichsee. Bei der Halbinsel Au mit dem ULI Gerry Lopez GLX-1. Stand Up Paddling ermöglicht das Wellenreiten auch ohne Meer! Die Wellen werden durch die...
ImrA (f)uncut #001 Nautilus Runpage
Sali mitenand! My channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnC8C3NXDyb9hvy9jLLjMQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Imra/608960485851276 Google+ ...
Wädenswil S2 train
S-Bahn S2 arriving to Wädenswil from Zürich, slow because the IR train has just left the station.
Uetikon am See / ZUERICHSEEFORUM.CH
Uetikon am See.
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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.
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. It is also known as Lake Zürich and Lake of Zürich. It lies approximately at co-ordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|15|N|8|41|E|type:waterbody_region:CH|| | |name= }}. Zürichsee is strictly the name of the part of the lake downstream of the dam at Rapperswil, mostly located within the canton of Zurich.
Esslingen, Switzerland
Esslingen is a village in the municipality of Egg, Switzerland, in the canton of Zürich. It is located in the Pfannenstiel region, approximately 15 km southeast of Zürich. In the local dialect it is called Esslinge. The population is 1752. A monument commemorating World War I is located at Forch, a village and hill which also a popular recreation area for the people of Zürich.
Kehlhof
Kehlhof is a village near Rapperswil, Switzerland. It is located on the north bank of the lake of Zurich and is part of the political municipality of Stäfa. In the local dialect it is called Chälhof. There is an old mansion (Villa Sunneshy) located at the lake shore. This mansion is owned by the municipality and now a cultural centre.
Horgen District
Horgen District is a district of Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region; its capital is the town of Horgen. The district consists of 12 municipalities and has a population of 117,198 (as of 31 December 2011) and an area of 104.16 km .
Höfe District
Höfe District is a district of the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The coat of arms of the Höfe is per pale: gules, two lions rampant sinister or; and or, three lions passant gules. It has a population of 27,550 (as of 31 December 2011). The district contains three municipalities:
Meilen District
Meilen District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies to the south of the canton in the Pfannenstiel region, forming much of the northern shore of Lake Zurich. The district capital is the town of Meilen.
Hirzel Pass
Hirzel Pass, elevation 672 metres, is a mountain pass in the Alps between the cantons of Zürich and Zug in Switzerland. It connects Wädenswil and Sihlbrugg, and the summit is in the municipality of Hirzel.
Hüttnersee
Hüttnersee ("Hüttenerweiher" or "Hüttnerseeli") is a small lake at Hütten in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The northern shore is located in Samstagern, a village in the municipality of Richterswil. Its surface area is 0.165 km².
Sternenweiher
Sternenweiher is a lake in the municipality of Richterswil, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2.7 ha.
Teufenbachweiher
Teufenbachweiher is a reservoir in the municipality of Schönenberg, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 4.2 ha.
Wilersee
Wilersee is a lake in Canton of Zug, Switzerland. Its surface area is 3 ha.
Au peninsula
The Au peninsula is located in the Swiss Lake Zürich at the municipality Au between Wädenswil and Horgen in the Canton of Zurich.
Sihlbrugg
Sihlbrugg is a village and important transportation node between the cantons of Zug (ZG) and Zürich (ZH) in Switzerland.
Mutzmalen
Muttzmalen is a small village between Stäfa and Männedorf, in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Sihlbrugg railway station
Sihlbrugg is a railway station in the Swiss Canton of Zurich. Since December 2012, there are no passenger trains scheduled to stop at the station. Although named after the village of Sihlbrugg, the station is actually located nearly 3 kilometres north of the village, in the municipality of Horgen. The station is a junction point between the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) line from Zug to Zurich Hauptbahnhof via Thalwil, and the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) line to Zurich via Sihlwald.
Horgen railway station
Horgen is a railway station in Switzerland, situated on the banks of Lake Zurich in the town of Horgen. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left bank railway line and is served by lines S2 and S8 of the Zurich S-Bahn. The station provides an integrated transfer facility with the buses of the Zimmerberg bus line, which operate from a bus station immediately adjacent to the railway station.
Bocken Estate
Bocken Estate is a country estate in the municipality of Horgen of the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Alt Wädenswil Castle
Alt Wädenswil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Richterswil and the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Richterswil railway station
Richterswil railway station is a railway station that serves the municipality of Richterswil, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It is owned and operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS, and forms part of the Lake Zurich left bank railway line. The station building is inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance (class A).
Horgen Oberdorf railway station
Horgen Oberdorf is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the town of Horgen. The station is located on the Zürich to Lucerne railway line and is served by lines S21 and S24 of the Zurich S-Bahn. Horgen station should not be confused with the nearby, but lower level, Horgen railway station, which is on the Lake Zurich left bank railway line. The two stations are approximately 0.9 kilometres apart on foot.
Au ZH railway station
Au ZH is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the village of Au in the municipality of Wädenswil in the canton of Zurich. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, and is served by line S8 of the Zurich S-Bahn.
Wädenswil railway station
Wädenswil is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near to the banks of Lake Zurich in the municipality of Wädenswil in the canton of Zurich. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, and is the junction station for the Südostbahn's Wädenswil to Einsiedeln line. It is served on the lakeside line by Zurich S-Bahn lines S2 and S8 and by longer distance trains. It is also the terminus of the S13 on the Wädenswil to Einsiedeln line.
Männedorf railway station
Männedorf is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Männedorf. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line and served by Zurich S-Bahn line S7.
Burghalden railway station
Burghalden is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Richterswil. It is located on the Südostbahn's Wädenswil to Einsiedeln line, and is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S13.
Meilen railway station
Meilen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Meilen. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line and served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S6, S7 and, in the evenings only, S16. A regional bus terminal is adjacent to the railway station. Passenger ships of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft, and the Horgen–Meilen car ferry, operate from lakeside terminals some 600 metres to the south.
These districts also belong to Wädenswil.
- Au / Hinter-Rueti
- Au / Mittel-Dorf
- Waedenswil / Boller-Giessen
- Waedenswil / Bueelen
- Waedenswil / Dorf (Waedenswil)
- Waedenswil / Eichweid
- Waedenswil / Hangenmoos
- Waedenswil / Leihof-Muehlebach
- Waedenswil / Untermosen-Fuhr
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Wädenswil.
- Oberruti
- Oberrossberg
- Oberredlikon
- Neubramen
- Oberwolfhausen
- Oberfistern
- Oberwarth
- Obertrachslau
- Seileggli
- Oberlutzi
- Hinter Kleinschnurlismatt
- Stampfenbach
- Untergschwand
- Rutirank
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Wädenswil.
Meilen › West: ZH Ormis West, Meilen (source)
Schaubigen: Pfannenstiel Hochwacht, Meilen, Schaubigen (source)
Schaubigen: Restaurant Hochwacht Pfannenstiel: Richtung Greifensee, Schaubigen (source)
Männedorf › South-West: Zentralschulhaus Blatten, Männedorf (source)
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