Irgenhausen
| Irgenhausen | ||
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Zurich (ZH)
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| District : | Pfaffikon | |
| Political community : | Pfäffikon ZH | |
| Postal code : | (no) | |
| Coordinates : | 702 271 / 246 590 | |
| Height : | 554 m above sea level M. | |
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Irgenhausen is an outside guard for the Pfäffikon community in the Swiss canton of Zurich .
Here are the remains of a Roman fort , the Irgenhausen Fort , which was excavated in 1898 . It is located on a small hill, around 500 meters from the Pfäffikersee . The floor plan is square with a side length of 60 meters, four corner towers (8 × 8 m) and three central towers (6 × 6 m) on the north, west and south fronts.
Attractions
Historical aerial photo by Werner Friedli (1946)
photos
Roman fort
Roman fort
Web links
Commons : Irgenhausen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Andreas Zürcher: Irgenhausen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .