Au is a village in the municipality Wädenswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Au (Teil von Wädenswil) | |
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 Au as seen from as seen from Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) ship MS Helvetia on Zürichsee | |
Location of Au (Teil von Wädenswil)  | |
  Au (Teil von Wädenswil)  Au (Teil von Wädenswil) | |
| Coordinates: 47°14.46′N 8°38.42′E / 47.24100°N 8.64033°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zürich |
| District | Horgen |
| Municipality | Wädenswil |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 4,979 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8804 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Surrounded by | Hirzel, Horgen, Wädenswil |
| Website | www |
First mentioned in the year 1130 as "Naglikon" and in 1316 as "Owe", Au (Lauft) belongs politically to the urban area of the south-eastern city of Wädenswil on Lake Zürich.
Transport
editAu ZH railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S8. The Au peninsula is a known tourist destination and has a stop on the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft.
Cultural heritage
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Located on Zürichsee lakeshore, Wädenswil–Vorder Au is part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps,[1] and the settlement is also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class object.[2] Because the lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around 4 metres (13 ft) to 7 metres (23 ft) under the water level of 406 metres (1,332 ft).
The Au château, its auxiliary buildings and the park are listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class B object of regional importance.[3]
Gallery
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The village of Au and Au peninsula as seen from Felsenegg -
Schloss Au, the former Werdmüller estate on the peninsula
References
edit- ^ "Sites Switzerland: Wädenswil–Vorder Au (CH-ZH-07)". palafittes.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "A-Objekte KGS-Inventar". Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "B-Objekte KGS-Inventar" (PDF). Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
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