Giessen (Wädenswil)
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 Switzerland
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 Zurich (ZH)
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| District : | Horgen | |
| Political community : | Waedenswil | |
| Postal code : | 8820 | |
| Coordinates : | 694 377 / 230 989 | |
| Height : | 408 m above sea level M. | |
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The casting is a small peninsula on Lake Zurich and a quarter in the district Wädenswil the city Wädenswil .
location
The Giessen district is located on a steep bank passage directly on the lake. The peninsula formed by the Reidbach is cut off from the rest of the village by the tracks of the Zürichseebahn and can only be reached via a level crossing and a pedestrian underpass.
history
The place was first mentioned in 1468 in the Steuerrodel as a mill "underm Giessen" . In the 19th century, Giessen became the location of various industrial companies such as the Pfenninger cloth factory and parts of the Wädenswil brewery .
The textile home work brought Wädenswil the first industrial boom around 1811. In 1832 the Pfenninger cloth factory was established on the Giessen peninsula. Wädenswil benefited from the replacement of home work by factory work from 1900 to 1910. The strong economic upswing turned the former farming village into an industrial community. Due to the decline of the textile industry, the Pfenniger cloth factory had to cease operations in 1976.
Towards the end of the 20th century, the place increasingly turned into a residential area. To the east, on the border with Richterswil , the Staubeweidli settlement was built , and to the west, instead of the disused industrial buildings of the brewery, the Lagomio development . Another residential development under the name Peninsula directly on the peninsula is planned.
Attractions
The foundry mill from the 16th century is one of the oldest buildings in Wädenswil today. The former Pfenninger cloth factory with its high chimney and the former beer storage tunnels of the Wädenswil brewery are important testimonies to the industrial architecture of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Pfenninger textile factory was designed by Robert Maillart in 1905 and is considered a pioneering industrial building due to the large halls made possible thanks to the new statics. The neoclassical villa by Albert Kölla, which is clearly visible from the lake, is a landmark of the peninsula. The Giessbach Ranch is the only restaurant in Wädenswil that is open around the clock.
The Giessbachfall in the Reidbach ravine directly above Giessen is one of the highest waterfalls in the Lake Zurich region. The names Giessbach and Giessen refer to this waterfall, as the Old High German word "giezo" means flowing water or waterfall. Giessbach is the name of the lowest section of the Reidbach, from the Zinggeler-Weiher on Einsiedlerstrasse to the confluence with Lake Zurich on the Giessenhorn (see also “Brooks in Wädenswil” by Peter Ziegler in the City of Wädenswil's 2013 yearbook).
literature
- Peter Ziegler: From the history of the Gießen settlement in Wädenswil , Wädenswil 1960.
- Peter Ziegler: Wädenswil - Volumes I and II. Verlag Stutz & Co., Wädenswil 1982.
- Peter Ziegler: From the history of the red color in Giessen, Giessbach and Giessen , yearbook of the city of Wädenswil 1994, Wädenswil 1994.
Web links
- NZZ from February 24, 2010: Living with industrial chic
- Tages-Anzeiger of February 24, 2010: Luxury for the rich and sea for everyone
- Zürichsee-Zeitung of March 27, 2012: Heimatschutz successful with appeal against luxury development
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Ziegler: Wädenswil - Volumes I and II. Verlag Stutz & Co., Wädenswil 1982.
- ^ Peach Property Group
- ^ Giessbach Ranch
- ^ Creeks in Wädenswil, 2013 yearbook of the city of Wädenswil Peter Ziegler, Wädenswil
- ↑ From the history of the Rotfarb im Giessen, Giessbach and Giessen , 1994 yearbook of the city of Wädenswil, Peter Ziegler, 1994