Zürcher Oberland
Appearance
The Zürcher Oberland ("Zürich highlands") in
Winterthur. The territory gradually fell under the control of the city of Zürich from 1408 to 1452. In the 18th century, the jurisdiction lay with the reeve of Grüningen for the southern part, and with the reeve of Kyburg for the northern part together with most of the Zürcher Unterland
.
Municipalities: Bäretswil - Bauma - Bubikon - Dürnten-Tann - Fällanden -Fehraltorf - Fischenthal - Gossau - Greifensee - Grüningen - Hinwil - Hittnau - Kyburg - Maur - Mönchaltorf - Pfäffikon - Russikon - Rüti - Schlatt bei Winterthur - Seegräben - Sternenberg - Turbenthal - Uster - Volketswil - Wald - Weisslingen - Wetzikon - Wila - Wildberg - Zell.
Notable tourist destinations are primarily hiking and cycling, among many others the
Zürichsee region around Rapperswil
.
External links
Media related to Zürcher Oberland at Wikimedia Commons
- (ZVV) destinations, S-Bahn Zürich(in German)
- Zürich Oberland Tourismus (in German)
References
- ^ "Ausflugstipps" (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. Retrieved 2014-10-05.