Türlersee

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Türlersee
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Türlersee from the east
Geographical location Canton Zurich
Tributaries Chrebsbach , Fellibach, Habersaaterbach
Drain Reppisch
Places on the shore Türlen , Aeugstertal
Data
Coordinates 680 528  /  235816 coordinates: 47 ° 16 '6 "  N , 8 ° 30' 10"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and eighty thousand five hundred and twenty-eight  /  235816
Türlersee (Canton of Zurich)
Türlersee
Altitude above sea level 643  m above sea level M.
surface 49 hectares
length 1.4 km
width 500 m
Maximum depth 22 m
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The Türlersee is located in the Säuliamt in the canton of Zurich , on the border of the communities Aeugst and Hausen am Albis at 643  m above sea level. M.

topography

The Türlersee lies for the most part in the municipality of Aeugst. The lake is around 1.4 kilometers long and around 500 meters wide. On the south-eastern bank there is a campsite and the Türlen lido . In the north the river Reppisch leaves the lake.

Emergence

A landslide on the Aeugsterberg changed the landscape at the end of the last ice age around 10,000 years ago. At that time, the Aeugsterberg, made up of molasse , rose like an island out of the ice masses formed by the Reuss and Linth glaciers. After the glacier melted, the pressure on the mountain flank eased, and at the same time the meltwater streams increased the erosion at the foot of the mountain. The slope lost its stability and 60 million cubic meters of rock slid into the valley and dammed the Reppisch to the Türlersee. First the Türlersee flowed over the Hexengraben towards the Reuss, only later over the Reppisch into the Limmat.

Recreation and nature conservation

With the path around the lake and through the surrounding forests, the lake is a popular local recreation area . A lido as well as other beaches and jetties offer bathing opportunities. First and foremost, the landscape at the Türlersee is a diverse nature and landscape protection area with natural banks, species-rich flat and sloping moors and dry meadows . The lake is of cantonal importance as a spawning area for common frogs and common toads .

In 1944 the first ordinance for the protection of the Türlersee was issued, which was adapted in 1998 and 2001 (Protection Ordinance of December 17, 2001) due to the steadily increasing influx of visitors. For this reason, intensive recreational use is only possible in the demarcated areas: In the area of ​​the campsite, near the cantonal road at the northern end of the lake and at the so-called "Hexengraben".

Because of its sheltered location between Albis and Aeugsterberg, the water of the Türlersee is hardly circulated. Therefore, the water circulation in winter is supported by a circulation system.

The Türlersee is easy to reach by public transport : For example, from the city of Zurich with tram 14 to Triemli and with the postbus line 235 or with the S-Bahn Zurich (S5) to Affoltern am Albis , bus line 223 via Hausen am Albis to Türlersee . The Türlersee is located on the regional cycling route 51 Säuliamt – Schwyz – Zurich – Schwyz.

Tell the story of its origin

There is a legend about the origin of the water:

In the old days there was a beautiful farm with fertile fields where the Türlersee now extends. The owner had an only child, a graceful, dear daughter. She caught the eye of the young lord of the castle on the Schnabelburg and he pursued her passionately. The respectable child, however, persistently refused all his promises.

Then the lord of the castle persuaded the father to bring the girl to the castle at midnight under all sorts of pretenses. He opened the gate himself and drew the reluctant in. As he was about to close the gate, she noticed what was being played and uttered a cry of curse on her treacherous father. At that moment lightning flashed from the sky and struck her parents' house. She saw how a fiery chasm opened and the neat and once so blessed courtyard with all its fields disappeared into it. In the morning, however, there was a lake in its place.

Sea frost

The Türlersee was frozen over in January 2009 and January 2012, with an accessible layer of ice.

Panorama from a wooden footbridge (July 2020)
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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Office for Landscape and Culture, Canton of Zurich (ALN): Flyer Türlersee
  2. a b Swimming pool portal: Türlersee
  3. Veloland Schwyz website: Velowanderroute 51 ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / veloland.myswitzerland.com
  4. ^ Website of the municipality of Hausen am Albis: How the Türlersee came into being , according to Karl Werner Glättli: Zürcher Sagen . Announcements of the Antiquarian Society in Zurich, Volume 41. Zurich 1959

Web links

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