Sihltal
The Sihltal describes the Swiss valley through which the Sihl flows.
geography
The Sihltal begins in the Alps of the canton of Schwyz. At the Saaspass , which leads from the upper Sihl valley into the Klöntal , there is a Sihlseeli , a small mountain lake that the Sihl does not flow through. With the Sihlsee , a reservoir in the canton of Schwyz , the Sihl is used to generate electricity for the Swiss Federal Railways. Two dam walls were erected during the construction of the power plant. The Sihltal extends to the gates of the city of Zurich . The villages of Biberbrugg , Sihlbrugg , Langnau am Albis , Adliswil and the natural Sihlwald and the Langenberg wildlife park are located in the Sihl valley .
The main Zurich-Zug axis, a continuation of the Gotthard Railway, crosses the Sihl valley at Sihlbrugg Station. This is where the railway line to Zurich belonging to the Sihl Valley-Zurich-Uetliberg-Bahn (SZU) branches off. The Sihltal is also developed with a two-lane main road, which was the main connection axis from Zurich to the south ( Zug , Arth-Goldau , Gotthard ) until the opening of the motorway by the Knonaueramt . The connection to the communities on the left bank of Lake Zurich and to those on the other side of the Albis chain is ensured by various bus routes. From Adliswil, the Adliswil – Felsenegg cable car leads to the Felsenegg .
history
The relocation of the Gotthard trade route from the mule track and sea route to road (construction of the Gotthard road in the 1820s) and rail (opening of the Gotthard railway in 1882) led to major changes in the Sihl valley between Sihlbrugg and Zurich. The mule track, which ran from Horgen over the Hirzel Höhi to Sihlbrugg from 1230 to 1830 , was replaced by the Sihltalstrasse, which was built in 1856 and declared public in 1884, and the railway line was replaced by the Zimmerberg tunnel opened in 1897 . This also led to the end of the logging industry , which was discontinued in 1866.
The ZVV route of the S4 from Sihlwald to Sihlbrugg has not been served since December 2006 due to insufficient demand. The SBB closed the train station in Sihlbrugg in December 2012.
Web links
- Inventory of historical traffic routes in Switzerland IVS: Zurich-Sihlbrugg PDF 24 kB
- History Association Adliswil: The Sihl valley of the Thirties and the capital Adliswil
- Pro Sihl Valley Association
Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '56.6 " N , 8 ° 33' 30.1" E ; CH1903: 684738 / 235583