Wassberg (mountain)
| Wassberg | ||
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 View from the west over Lake Zurich to the populated western flank; from below: Küsnacht (village center by the lake), Itschnach (district of Küsnacht), Zumikon (center of the picture, with the highest point Chapf ) and Forch (right edge of the picture) |
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| height | 728 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Zurich , Switzerland | |
| Dominance | 2.25 km → Pfannenstiel | |
| Notch height | 69 m ↓ Forch | |
| Coordinates | 690 880 / 243501 | |
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| particularities | Highest point: Chapf 748 m above sea level. M. | |
 In Zumikon, the population extends to just below the highest point, the Chapf. |
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 Forch with south-east flank (top right the Hotel "Wassberg") |
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The Wassberg is a hill in the canton of Zurich , Switzerland between Lake Zurich and Lake Greifensee . It is one of the elevations of the Pfannenstiel chain northwest of the Pfannenstiel between the Forch , Zumikon and Ebmatingen .
geography
The point designated as Wassberg on the national map has a height of 728 m above sea level. M. Further south-east (Peterwassberg / Rüteli) it reaches a height of 737 m above sea level. M. , and in the southwest the elevation at Chapf even rises to 748 m above sea level. M. at. The Wassberg is higher than the northwest following hills of the Pfannenstiel chain such as Guglen ( 708 m above sea level ), Ötlisberg ( 696 m above sea level ), Adlisberg ( 701 m above sea level ) and Zürichberg ( 676 m above sea level). M. ). It is separated from the significantly higher Pfannenstiel ( 852 m above sea level ) in the southeast by the Forch ( 679 m above sea level ).
The top of the Wassberg is quite flat. Towards Lake Zurich ( 406 m above sea level ) in the south and west, the terrain does not descend particularly steeply at first. In the east and north, however, the flat knoll turns into a steep, wooded slope. Then a terrace is formed before the terrain drops to Greifensee ( 435 m above sea level ).
In Zumikon, the development extends to the highest point, Chapf . This is located between the houses exactly on the upper part of Chapfstrasse . The Forch houses also stretch far up the hill. Otherwise the Wassberg is heavily forested, interspersed with individual meadows and fields. In addition to numerous field, forest and hiking trails, a small road leads from the Forch to the north-west over the mountain, which then meets the connecting road Zumikon - Ebmatingen in the north-west. To the west is the Zumikon golf course . In the area Sack operates Scouts Maur a Pfadfinderheim . Right next to it there used to be a gravel pit that was filled up again.
Origin of name
The name probably goes back to numerous brooks that have their origins on the Wassberg, such as the Werenbach in the west , which rises at P. 728, the Aschbach in the north and the Rausenbach , the Haumesserbach and the Aescherbach , both in the east Maurmer Dorfbach flow. In addition, in the south of the runs Küsnacht Gorge forming Küsnachter village stream .
history
A vineyard existed on the Wassberg until around 1890 , at around 700 m above sea level. M., according to Gerold Meyer von Knonau, was the highest in the canton of Zurich. From the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century, there was a farm on the Wassberg in the Sack area; The Chapf in Zumikon has also been settled for a long time.
The Forchdenkmal in the south near the Forch is well known. The monument, officially designated as a military man monument, commemorates soldiers from Zurich who perished in the First World War.
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ The municipality of Zumikon gives the height for the Chapf even 752 m above sea level. M. at ( congregation in numbers. In: . Zumikon.ch Retrieved on September 6, 2016 . )
Individual evidence
- ↑ catchment area of the Dorfbach. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: area outlets. Retrieved November 20, 2015 .
- ↑ All other height information taken from the national map (map.geo.admin.ch) .
- ↑ Gravel pit "Sack", no. 05.01. In: Cadastre of the polluted locations. Canton of Zurich, Building Department, Office for Waste, Water, Energy and Air, accessed on September 6, 2016 .
- ^ Felix Aeppli: History of the community Maur . Municipality of Maur, Maur 1979, p. 167 .
- ↑ Meyer von Knonau's book Historical-Geographical-Statistical Painting of Switzerland: The Canton of Zurich in the Google Book Search
- ^ Felix Aeppli: History of the community Maur . Municipality of Maur, Maur 1979, p. 52-54 .
- ↑ Various houses on historical national maps (map.geo.admin.ch) .