Wollerau
| Wollerau | |
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| State : |
 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Schwyz (SZ)
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| District : | Yards |
| BFS no. : | 1323 |
| Postal code : | 8832 |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH WLU |
| Coordinates : | 697 055 / 228000 |
| Height : | 514 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 406-1061 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 6.31 km² |
| Residents: | 7255 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 1150 inhabitants per km² |
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Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
21.8% (December 31, 2,015) |
| Mayor : | Christian Marty |
| Website: | www.wollerau.ch |
 Wollerau, view from Lake Zurich near Richterswil |
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Wollerau is a municipality in the Höfe district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland . Wollerau is, together with Pfäffikon , the main town of the district for two years alternating.
Due to the very low tax rates and its preferred location on the lake and near the city of Zurich , Wollerau has become the residence of some well-known, wealthy personalities.
geography
Wollerau is located on the eastern foothills of the Zimmerberg. The municipality extends from the shores of Lake Zurich towards the ridge of the Höhronen and also includes part of the Sihl valley on the north side of the mountain. The Sihl flows through the municipality in the south . The Mühlibach forms the western border to the canton of Zurich. Neighboring communities of Wollerau are in the north-west Richterswil ( ZH ), in the north-east Freienbach , in the south-east Feusisberg and in the south-west the city of Wädenswil .
history
The area of today's municipality of Wollerau ( called Hinterer Hof until the middle of the 19th century ) was disputed between the city of Zurich and the Schwyzers in the Middle Ages. After the first defeat in the Old Zurich War , Zurich had to cede the farms on the upper lake in 1440 and could not regain them.
On the night of December 15-16, 1445, an attempt to recapture was made across the lake and over land on both shores, which led to the battle of Wollerau .
After the uprising of the Five Places against the Helvetic Republic , there was a battle near Wollerau on April 30, 1798 , in which French and Zurich residents fought on the victorious side, and Glarner, Hofner and Märchler on the losing side. When the short-lived canton of Ausserschwyz was founded in 1831 , the rear courtyard remained in the old part of the canton.
economy
The leisure facility manufacturer Intamin AG , the manufacturer of mobile communication Swissphone , the phototechnology manufacturer Arca Swiss , the sportswear manufacturer X-Technology Swiss Research & Development as well as many consulting and service companies are based in Wollerau.
Attractions
The Catholic parish church of St. Verena was built in the rococo style towards the end of the 18th century . The simple Reformed Church was built in 1917–1918.
Personalities
- Caesar Bachmann (1892–1956), politician
- Heinrich Rohrer (1933–2013), physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Oswald Grübel (* 1943), German bank manager and former CEO of UBS and Credit Suisse
- Marcel Ospel (1950–2020), bank manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS
- Wilhelm Goldmann (1897–1974), German publisher
photos
View of Feusisberg on Stäfa , Wollerau in the foreground
Catholic Church
Interior of the catholic church
Cafi wood stove
literature
- Linus Birchler : The art monuments of the canton Schwyz, Volume I: The districts of Einsiedeln, Höfe and March. (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 1). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1927.
- Albert Jörger: Swiss Art Guide GSK, Volume 572: The Parish Church of St. Verena in Wollerau , Bern 1995, ISBN 3-85782-572-3
- Anja Buschow Oechslin: The art monuments of the canton Schwytz. Schwyz IV. District Höfe. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2010 (Art Monuments of Switzerland Volume 118). ISBN 978-3-906131-93-1 .
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Wollerau
- Paul Wyrsch-Ineichen: Wollerau. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- 800 years of Wollerau
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Resident population in the canton of Schwyz as of December 31 , 2015 ( Memento of May 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on November 14, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.wollerau.ch/gemeinderat/12036 , Gemeinde Wollerau, accessed on November 14, 2019.
- ^ Bilanz.ch: UBS - Oswald J. Grübel: He's back | Company | BILANZ ONLINE - The Swiss business magazine on the Internet , accessed on January 6, 2010