Bäch SZ

SZ is the abbreviation for the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Bäch .

Bäch SZ

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Schwyz (SZ)

District :

Yards

Municipality :

Freienbach / Wollerau

Postal code :

8806

Coordinates :

696 837 / 228460 coordinates: 47 ° 12 '0 " N , 8 ° 43' 0" O ; CH1903: 696837 / 228460

Height :

410 m above sea level M.

Residents:

1479 (December 31, 2008)

Website:

www.freibach.ch

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Bäch SZ is a village in the communities of Freienbach and Wollerau in the Swiss canton of Schwyz . The village is located on Lake Zurich and in the north meets the Zurich canton border. Bäch is a street village, i. H. the majority of the buildings are on the main street. The Bächau is a small peninsula. Bäch SZ is divided into the communities of Freienbach and Wollerau on the Krebsbach.

Bäch is first mentioned in 972 as Bachiu . The trading post was the hub for the delivery of salt around Lake Zurich. Over time it became less important.

The place was formerly a carnival stronghold. Today the Bächer masked ball is still known in the surrounding communities.

Bäch is easily accessible ( S-Bahn S8 directly to the center of Zurich , A3 motorway via Wollerau).

Historical aerial photo from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1919

Personalities

Roger Federer , tennis player
Josip Drmić , football player

Attractions

literature

Anja Buschow Oechslin: The art monuments of the canton Schwytz. Schwyz IV. District Höfe. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2010 (Art Monuments of Switzerland Volume 118). ISBN 978-3-906131-93-1 .

Web links

Commons : Bäch SZ - collection of images, videos and audio files

Paul Wyrsch: Bäch. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Bäch as it used to be { [1] }

Individual evidence

↑ Roger and Mirka: Here they have found their new idyll. Blick.ch , accessed on October 13, 2012 .

[1] Roger and Mirka: Here they have found their new idyll. Blick.ch , accessed on October 13, 2012 .