Kempten, Switzerland
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Coordinates: 47°19.91′N 8°49.05′E / 47.33183°N 8.81750°ECoordinates: 47°19.91′N 8°49.05′E / 47.33183°N 8.81750°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Zurich |
District | Hinwil |
Municipality | Wetzikon |
Elevation | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
Population (December 2007) | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 8623 |
Surrounded by | Auslikon, Irgenhausen, Wetzikon |
Website | www |
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Aerial view of Oberwetzikon in the direction of Kempten (1961)
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Malermuseum
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Kempten train station
Kempten is a village (de:Aussenwacht) of the municipality of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Geography[]
Kempten is located in the district of Hinwil in the Zürcher Oberland nearby the southeastern shore of the Pfäffikersee (Lake Pfäffikon).
Demographics[]
Kempten belongs politically to the municipality of Wetzikon.
Transportation[]
Kempten railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S3. The train station was built in 1903. The bus line operator Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) provides its services for the regions of the Oberland and the upper northeastern Lake Zurich shore.
Points of interest[]
In Kempten (lat. Cambodunum) the remains of a Roman villa rustica and the so-called Malermuseum are situated.[1]
References[]
- ^ Malermuseum Wetzikon (in German)
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kempten ZH. |
- Official website of the municipality of Wetzikon (in German)
- Kempten, Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Categories:
- Villages in the canton of Zürich
- Wetzikon
- Pfäffikersee
- Canton of Zürich geography stubs