Kollbrunn
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 Zurich (ZH)
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| District : | Winterthur | |
| Political community : | Zell ZH | |
| Postal code : | 8483 | |
| Coordinates : | 700 692 / 257242 | |
| Height : | 493 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 2433 (December 31, 2014) | |
| Website: | www.prokollbrunn.ch | |
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Kollbrunn is a place in the political municipality of Zell in the Winterthur district of the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .
geography
Kollbrunn is located in the Töss Valley, southeast of Winterthur and borders the communities of Schlatt , Kyburg and Weisslingen . The place is 493 m above sea level. M. The highest point is the Weidberg at 622 m above sea level. M., the lowest point marks the course of the river Töss on the border with the city of Winterthur at 483 m above sea level. The landscape is characterized by hills, forests and meadows, the course of the Töss river , various nature reserves and former industrial buildings. Kollbrunn is a large and important part of the municipality for the political municipality of Zell (ZH); the settlement area of Kollbrunn covers 3,000 km².
history
When there were still no roads in the Tösstal, traffic was carried over the river bed whenever possible. The water power was used to operate spinning mills . From 1800 several water channels were built to the emerging factories. The construction of the Tösstalstrasse was completed in 1837. Homework such as basket weaving , weaving and embroidery was common. With the establishment of the factories, this work lost its attractiveness and many Tösstalers became factory workers. The first unions were founded and today's rights had to be fought for.
With the Tösstalbahn, a private company built a railway line from Winterthur to the Tösstal, which began operating in 1875. It has been part of the SBB since 1912 . In the 20th century some companies closed as work relocated to Asia; many factory workers lost their jobs. Company areas were converted, new SMEs moved in or lofts were built.
While animal husbandry and agriculture provided people with an income in Kollbrunn until the middle of the last century, this area is no longer of great importance in the 21st century.
population
With more than 2245 inhabitants, Kollbrunn is by far the most populous part of the municipality.
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| 2008 | 2245 |
- languages
- The majority of the population in Kollbrunn is German-speaking.
- Religion - denomination
- Roman Catholic 22.3%
- evang.-ref. 54.3%
- non-denominational 9.6%
- The Evangelical Reformed Church is located on Kirchstrasse . It was built in 1950.
- The Roman Catholic Church is located on Bahnhofstrasse and is called like the parish of St. Antonius . Built in 1898 for the immigrant Catholic working-class families, it is now a rare architectural testimony to a type of building widespread in the canton of Zurich for Catholic churches at the end of the 19th century: a single-nave church with a rectory attached to the church choir. Today, this type of building can only be found a second time in the canton of Zurich, namely at the church of St. Pirminius in Pfungen.
- The chapel of the Free Missionary Congregation Kollbrunn is located at Untere Bahnhofstrasse 15 .
Attractions
traffic
The railway line Winterthur - Bauma - Rüthi ZH promoted the Kollbrunn location. A train station has existed since 1875. The S-web Zurich connects Kollbrunn by the S 26 every half hour with the centers of Winterthur, Bauma and Ruti ZH . A Postbus course connects Kollbrunn via Weisslingen with Pfäffikon ZH . The Zurich Airport can be reached by train in 35 minutes (with a change in Winterthur main station ).
The next serviced train station is in Sennhof-Kyburg .
Economy and Infrastructure
Once an agricultural small village, Kollbrunn has developed into a well-mixed economic structure in the last few decades, in which trade and small businesses have spread widely. Well-developed residential areas have also contributed to the development, as have the shopping opportunities in the village center, the post office, a bank and five restaurants.
schools
The two years of kindergarten are taught in the Kollbrunn kindergarten and the six years of primary school in the Kollbrunn schoolhouse. The Engelburg school building of the secondary school is located in the neighboring village of Rikon .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Facts about the municipality of Zell. Municipality of Zell, December 31, 2014, accessed October 5, 2015 .
- ^ Website of the Reformed Church in Zell. Section history of our parish. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ Website of the Free Missionary Congregation Kollbrunn. Retrieved April 29, 2014.