Kempten, Switzerland
Kempten is a locality of the municipality of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
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| Coordinates: 47°19.91′N 8°49.05′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 |
Aerial view of Oberwetzikon in the direction of Kempten (1961)
Kempten and Bachtel Tower (to the right) as seen from Seegräben (June 2009)
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Malermuseum
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Kempten train station
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
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.
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