Zürichhorn
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Zürichhorn is a river delta
on Zürichsee's eastern shore in the lower basin of the lake. The area is part of the parks and quays in the Seefeld quarter
of the city of Zürich
in Switzerland
. The gardens are one of the most popular recreational areas within the city of Zürich.
(ZSG) into Lake Zürich. Ending the last glacial period when the Linth
glacier retreated, the Wehrenbach stream dug over through the Linth glacier's moraine
, met the rocky ground, the so-called molasse
, and by its attachment
the river delta
at the Zürichhorn respectively the Seefeld quarter was formed.
and bus line 33 to stops Höschgasse or Fröhlichstrasse, or bus lines 912 and 916 from Bellevue to Chinagarten. During summer season, three Limmat
boats provide round trips between Landesmuseum
–Wollishofen
–Zürichhorn-Landesmuseum on the Limmat
river through the city of Zürich respectively Zürichhorn is a stop of the roundtrips on Lake Zürich provided by Zürichsee-Schiffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG)
.
«ôt» meaning «heritage». The then used name Oetenbach may refer to the river on whose banks an estate, fishing or other rights were situated. About the same time, at Zürichhorn was the Oetenbach monastery established, lacking experience on swampy ground; therefore around 1280/85 the Dominican
sisters of the convent moved to Sihlbühl at Lindenhof hill
within the fortifications of the city of Zürich.
In the 16/17th century, rich Zürich citizens built their country seats outside the town walls of the city of Zürich on lakeshore in the Seefeld quarter. In the 1840s several construction companies settled around Zürichhorn: Raw material was delivered on the lake respectively shore-based on (as of today) Fröhlichstrasse. The then Hornegg was developed until the end of the 19th century as the local center of construction and ship building companies. In 1894 the railway line Rechtsufrige Zürichseebahn was established, since then most of the companies moved to the more attractive Industriequartier
in the western parts of the city of Zürich.
1879/81 the Wildbach river has been corrected to avoid recurrent floodings fo the former municipality of Riesbach
(as of today Zürich's district number 8). The stream was discharged to the south of Lake Zürich, and from then, is was called Hornbach nearby its mouth. Opening the Lake Zürich quais, in 1887 the park area was expanded from Seefeld-Quai to Zürichhorn, in order to promote «companionship, recreation and amusement». A spacious park landscape was built by the landscape architects Otto Froebel and Evariste Mertens.
s) at Zürichhorn. Initiated by Oskar Bider
and Fritz Rihner, in July 1919 the «Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Lufttourismus» was established in Zürich. Touristical flights with flying boats were planned from sites at Zürichhorn, in Geneva, Interlaken/Thun, Locarno, Lugano, Lucerne, Lausanne-Ouchy, Romanshorn and St. Moritz. Switzerland, with its numerous lakes, appeared predestined for the use of seaplanes, so that no expensive airports had to been built. Oskar Bider was killed in an anccident before the ambitious project was realized, but from Zürichhorn respectively (as of today) the area of the Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen (lido) the Swiss airline Ad Astra Aero
operated with seaplane
s, among them seven Macchi-Nieuport and five Savoia flying boats and the first large flying boat, Dornier Wal.
's Heureka, Chinagarten Zürich at Blatterwiese and in the northeast the last by Le Corbusier
designed building, now Heidi-Weber-Museum respectively Centre Le Corbusier
. On the southeastern side of the delta is the Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen located. The Restaurant Fischstube was built as part of the Swiss national exhibition 1939, it acclaims to be the only house within the city of Zürich with a thatched roof.
Among the many major events at Zürichhorn are the Schweizerische Landesausstellung 1939 (Swiss national exposition), Schweizerische Gartenbauausstellung G59 in 1959, and in 1991 the national research exhibition Heureka. Since 1989, Kino am See (cinema on lake), the largest open-air cinema in Switzerland, will take place between mid-July and mid-August at Zürichhorn on Lake Zürich shore.
The lakeside parks are annually frequented by 2.5 million visitors. Zürichhorn and Seefeld-Quai are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance
.
River delta
A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river. Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river...
on Zürichsee's eastern shore in the lower basin of the lake. The area is part of the parks and quays in the Seefeld quarter
Seefeld (Zürich)
Seefeld is a quarter in the district 8 of Zurich.It was formerly a part of Riesbach municipality, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 4,923 distributed on an area of 2.45 km²; 71.6% of the district's area belongs to Lake Zurich.- Points of interest...
of the city of Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The gardens are one of the most popular recreational areas within the city of Zürich.
Geography
Zürichorn was formed mainly by the Hornbach stream, also known as Wildbach and Werenbach, which flows, as of today embedded in to a concrete canal, between Tiefenbrunnen lido and the landing gate of the Zürichsee-SchifffahrtsgesellschaftZürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
The Lake Zurich Shipping Company or Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zürich....
(ZSG) into Lake Zürich. Ending the last glacial period when the Linth
Linth
The Linth is a Swiss river starting above Linthal the mountains of Glarus near the Klausen Pass and flowing from there north through the Glarus valley passing Schwanden, where it is joined by its main tributary Sernft, Ennenda, the town of Glarus, Netstal, and Näfels, from where it is channeled to...
glacier retreated, the Wehrenbach stream dug over through the Linth glacier's moraine
Moraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...
, met the rocky ground, the so-called molasse
Molasse
The term "molasse" refers to the sandstones, shales and conglomerates formed as terrestrial or shallow marine deposits in front of rising mountain chains. The molasse is deposited in a foreland basin, especially on top of flysch, for example that left from the rising Alps, or erosion in the Himalaya...
, and by its attachment
Glacial erratic
A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. "Erratics" take their name from the Latin word errare, and are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres...
the river delta
River delta
A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river. Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river...
at the Zürichhorn respectively the Seefeld quarter was formed.
Transportation
Zürichhorn can be reached preferably by foot (20 minutes from Bellevue) or by public transportation: Trams 2 and 4Zürich trams
Trams make an important contribution to public transport in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. The tram network serves most city neighbourhoods, and is the backbone of public transport within the city, albeit supplemented by the inner sections of the Zurich S-Bahn, along with urban trolleybus and...
and bus line 33 to stops Höschgasse or Fröhlichstrasse, or bus lines 912 and 916 from Bellevue to Chinagarten. During summer season, three Limmat
Limmat
The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. It is the continuation of the Linth river, known as Limmat from the point of effluence from Lake Zurich, in the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, after 35 km reaching the river Aare...
boats provide round trips between Landesmuseum
Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum — part of the Musée Suisse Group, itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture — is one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe and the world...
–Wollishofen
Wollishofen
Wollishofen is a suburb in Zurich's 2nd district.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The suburb has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km².-Transport:...
–Zürichhorn-Landesmuseum on the Limmat
Limmat
The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. It is the continuation of the Linth river, known as Limmat from the point of effluence from Lake Zurich, in the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, after 35 km reaching the river Aare...
river through the city of Zürich respectively Zürichhorn is a stop of the roundtrips on Lake Zürich provided by Zürichsee-Schiffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG)
Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
The Lake Zurich Shipping Company or Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zürich....
.
History
In 1238 «Otinbach» stream is first mentioned, which can be derived from «Otto's stream» respectively Old High GermanOld High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
«ôt» meaning «heritage». The then used name Oetenbach may refer to the river on whose banks an estate, fishing or other rights were situated. About the same time, at Zürichhorn was the Oetenbach monastery established, lacking experience on swampy ground; therefore around 1280/85 the Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
sisters of the convent moved to Sihlbühl at Lindenhof hill
Lindenhof hill
The Lindenhof hill is a moraine hill and a public square in the historic center of Zurich, Switzerland.- Topography :Lindenhof hill dominates Lindenhof quarter in the district 1 , the historical center of Zurich's Altstadt. To the North, it ends at Uraniastrasse and to the South near St. Peter...
within the fortifications of the city of Zürich.
In the 16/17th century, rich Zürich citizens built their country seats outside the town walls of the city of Zürich on lakeshore in the Seefeld quarter. In the 1840s several construction companies settled around Zürichhorn: Raw material was delivered on the lake respectively shore-based on (as of today) Fröhlichstrasse. The then Hornegg was developed until the end of the 19th century as the local center of construction and ship building companies. In 1894 the railway line Rechtsufrige Zürichseebahn was established, since then most of the companies moved to the more attractive Industriequartier
Industriequartier (Zürich)
Industriequartier is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich.The district comprises the quarters Gewerbeschule and Escher Wyss.Together with today's District 4, the district formed the formerly separate municipality of Aussersihl, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1893.-References:...
in the western parts of the city of Zürich.
1879/81 the Wildbach river has been corrected to avoid recurrent floodings fo the former municipality of Riesbach
Riesbach
Riesbach is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is District number 8.The district comprises the quarters Seefeld, Mühlebach and Weinegg.Riesbach was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.- References :...
(as of today Zürich's district number 8). The stream was discharged to the south of Lake Zürich, and from then, is was called Hornbach nearby its mouth. Opening the Lake Zürich quais, in 1887 the park area was expanded from Seefeld-Quai to Zürichhorn, in order to promote «companionship, recreation and amusement». A spacious park landscape was built by the landscape architects Otto Froebel and Evariste Mertens.
Water airport Zürichhorn
In summer 1910 Wagenfabrik C. & R. Geissberger provided first test flights with so-called Hydroplanes (flying boatFlying boat
A flying boat is a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a float plane as it uses a purpose-designed fuselage which can float, granting the aircraft buoyancy. Flying boats may be stabilized by under-wing floats or by wing-like projections from the fuselage...
s) at Zürichhorn. Initiated by Oskar Bider
Oskar Bider
Oskar Bider was a Swiss aviation pioneer.- Life :Oskar Bider grew up in Langenbruck and graduated from the primary school to the district school in Waldenburg...
and Fritz Rihner, in July 1919 the «Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Lufttourismus» was established in Zürich. Touristical flights with flying boats were planned from sites at Zürichhorn, in Geneva, Interlaken/Thun, Locarno, Lugano, Lucerne, Lausanne-Ouchy, Romanshorn and St. Moritz. Switzerland, with its numerous lakes, appeared predestined for the use of seaplanes, so that no expensive airports had to been built. Oskar Bider was killed in an anccident before the ambitious project was realized, but from Zürichhorn respectively (as of today) the area of the Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen (lido) the Swiss airline Ad Astra Aero
Ad Astra Aero
Ad Astra Aero was a Swiss airline.-Time of the pioneers:Initiated by Oskar Bider and Fritz Rihner, in July 1919 the «Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Lufttourismus» was established in Zürich...
operated with seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
s, among them seven Macchi-Nieuport and five Savoia flying boats and the first large flying boat, Dornier Wal.
Sights
Sights include the spacious parks and quais with various sculptures including Jean TinguelyJean Tinguely
Jean Tinguely was a Swiss painter and sculptor. He is best known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art, in the Dada tradition; known officially as metamechanics...
's Heureka, Chinagarten Zürich at Blatterwiese and in the northeast the last by Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...
designed building, now Heidi-Weber-Museum respectively Centre Le Corbusier
Centre Le Corbusier
The Centre Le Corbusier or Heidi Weber Museum is an art museum in Zürich dedicated to the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. In 1960, Heidi Weber had the vision to establish a museum designed by Le Corbusier...
. On the southeastern side of the delta is the Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen located. The Restaurant Fischstube was built as part of the Swiss national exhibition 1939, it acclaims to be the only house within the city of Zürich with a thatched roof.
Among the many major events at Zürichhorn are the Schweizerische Landesausstellung 1939 (Swiss national exposition), Schweizerische Gartenbauausstellung G59 in 1959, and in 1991 the national research exhibition Heureka. Since 1989, Kino am See (cinema on lake), the largest open-air cinema in Switzerland, will take place between mid-July and mid-August at Zürichhorn on Lake Zürich shore.
The lakeside parks are annually frequented by 2.5 million visitors. Zürichhorn and Seefeld-Quai are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
.