Rikon im Tösstal | |
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 Rikon and the Töss river (November 2009) | |
| Coordinates: 47°27.47′N8°46.48′E / 47.45783°N 8.77467°E | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Zürich |
| District | Winterthur |
| Municipality | Zell, Zurich |
| Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) |
| Population (12/2020) | |
| • Total | 2,971 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8483 |
| Website | www.zell.ch (in German) |
Kollbrunn is a village within the municipality of Zell in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Kollbrunn is located in the district of Winterthur within the Töss Valley. Zell-Kollbrunn belongs to the urban area of the northwestern city of Winterthur. Neighbouring settlements are Kyburg, Rikon im Tösstal, Schlatt, Wildberg and Winterthur.
Education covers Kindergarten and Primarschule (Sekundarschule in Zell and Rikon) levels. Higher school levels are located in Winterthur.
The Tösstalstrasse motorway was built in 1837, the Tösstalbahn railway in 1872/76. Kollbrunn railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the lines S11 and S26.
Near the church of Zell, the remains of a Roman Empire estate have been found. First mentioned in the years 741 and 744 as «Cella» (Zell), the municipalities Zell and Turbenthal were given to the nunnery on Lützelau island on Lake Zurich by the Alamannic noblewoman Beata. Then after, the area was given to the St. Gallen Abbey, and as a fief to the House of Habsburg, including a watermill in Rikon. As part of the Grafschaft Kyburg the area was sold to the city of Zürich around 1450. In 1817/18 a textile manufacture was established in Rikon, and some years later another one in Kollbrunn. [1]
The canton of Zürich is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of 1,553,423, it is the most populous canton in the country. Zürich is the de facto capital of the canton, but is not specifically mentioned in the constitution. The official language is German. The local Swiss German dialect, called Züritüütsch, is commonly spoken.
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zürich in northern Switzerland. With over 110,000 residents, it is the country's sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Zürich, Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Greater Zürich.
Zürich Hauptbahnhof is the largest railway station in Switzerland and one of the busiest in Europe. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland and neighbouring countries such as Germany, Italy, Austria and France. The station was originally constructed as the terminus of the Spanisch Brötli Bahn, the first railway built completely within Switzerland. Serving up to 2,915 trains per day, Zürich HB is one of the busiest railway stations in the world. It was ranked as the second-best European railway station in 2020.
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Rikon im Tösstal is a village within the municipality of Zell in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
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