Zimmerberg

Zimmerberg (el. 769 metres (2,523 ft)) is a

canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its name bases on the Old High German word zimbar in the meaning of lumber

.

Zürichsee

and eastern slope of the Zimmerberg (to the right)

Lake Zürich and Pfannenstiel

in the background

Geography

Zimmerberg mountain is located some 15 km (9.3 mi) in the southeast of the city of

Schnabelburg, the Albis Pass, Felsenegg and the extensive woods known as Sihlwald. Sihl

river borders Zimmerberg on its southern side, on the northeastern side it is bordered by the Lake Zürich. The area is wooded, but also has extensive fields, some cultivated. Being near the city Zurich, the area is a known recreation area.

The area alongside Lake Zürich had been formed as the left moraine of the Ice Age glacier, the bed of which is now the Lake Zürich and the valley of the Sihl river. The soil is mostly a conglomerate of gravel, some of it large, and glacial loess.

Region Zimmerberg and other meanings

The term "Region Zimmerberg" usually refers to the mountain, the area and

Schönenberg, Thalwil, Wädenswil, and in the Sihl Valley the communities of Adliswil, Langnau am Albis and Sihlbrugg

.

Zimmerberg is also used for many organizations on the left shore of the Lake Zurich, such as the Regional Hospital Zimmerberg (German: Spital Zimmerberg) in Horgen or

Zimmerberg, a small motor ship of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft

, is named after the mountain.

railway tunnel divided into two parts: The first is about 10 km (6.2 mi) long and links Zürich and Thalwil; the second part will bring the length to about 20 km (12 mi) linking Zürich and Zug

.