Buchs, Zurich

Buchs is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

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Geography

Book is the Furttal at the foot of warehouses, near the city of Zurich.

The neighboring municipalities of the book are the communities Otelfingen, rain village, Dällikon, Danikon, Boppelsen, Niederhaslistrasse with Nassenwil, Rain Mountain and the county seat Dielsdorf.

Population

The population grew from 1900 to 1960 from about 500 to about 800 inhabitants. By 1983, they then grew to around 2,500 people, reaching in 2002 4259 inhabitants.

History

Since the 9th century, the village under the name Puhsaha is detectable (Bach the book). To 870 gave the landowners Landelohe and thus Puhsaha the monastery of St. Gall. Since by the Furttal led a Roman road Roman estates were built in book and Dällikon, of which traces still exist today. In the book the remains of cryptoporticus of the estate can be visited freely.

Paper is sponsored community of Ruti GL.

Arts Culture

Attractions

  • Church
  • Quartz mine with Restaurant " mine". The mine can be seen by appointment.
  • Cryptoporticus ( Cryptoporticus ) of the Roman estate. Open to the public and covered.
  • Nature reserve
  • See also: List of cultural property in Buchs ZH

Policy

Mayor Albert Müller (2010 )

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