Ufenau

Ufenau or Ufnau (Island of UFO Offo or Ubo ) is the largest island in Switzerland and is located in Lake Zurich. The island lies with its neighboring island Lützelau near Pfäffikon. While the monastery of Einsiedeln as the owner uses the original name Ufnau, write the country's topography and the shipping company Ufenau.

The island belongs to the field of political community free stream and is the property of the monastery of Einsiedeln.

Protection

Due to the idyllic location, the scenic beauty and biodiversity as well as the extremely rare cultural and historical continuity, the Ufenau enjoys a unique protection in Switzerland: The island is part of the object No 1405 " wife -angle Ufenau - Luetzel " of the Federal Inventares of Landscapes and Natural Monuments of national importance BLN and part of the object # 351 "women's angle " of the Federal Inventares the wetlands of special beauty and national importance. The " which is of national importance Ufenau " is part of the inventory of estimable local images of Switzerland ISOS. About the " Decree for the Protection of the woman angle " are nature and landscape of the Ufenau also under the special care of the canton of Schwyz.

History

Diving Archaeological research has promoted around the nearby lake dam prehistoric and early historic cultural landscapes to light. South of the Ufenau came piles from the 14th - 13th Century BC to the fore, prehistoric pottery shards validate the presence of humans, although unique settlement evidence is lacking. About the year 200, during the Roman period, was a Gallo- Roman temple on the island. Its foundations are included in the foundations of the Church of St. Peter. A first church was probably built on the site of the present chapel of St. Martin in the year 500. St. Martin was the center of a large parish, which ranged from Altendorf to Wädenswil and field of Bach and Hombrechtikon to Erlenbach, but had its headquarters on the mainland in Pfäffikon ( Phaffinchova = court of the priests ).

The first written mention ( Hupinauia ) is a document from the year 741, in the Alemannic large landowner Beata founded the monastery on the neighboring Lützelau. Whether the Ufnau the family of Beata was one, you do not know. 965, Emperor Otto the island, which belonged to the convent Säckingen at that time, the monastery of Einsiedeln. Even in the 10th century left the Swabian Duchess regulations Linda built the Church of St. Peter, next to a house where she lived with her youngest son, later canonized Adalrich. He died around 973 on the island. His relics were placed in a shrine in St. Peter's to the Toggenburg 1712.

On the Ufenau died on August 29, 1523, humanist Ulrich von Hutten. Therefore, it is also mentioned in Conrad Ferdinand Meyer's poem cycle Hutten's last days.

As all monasteries were closed, for a short time during the Helvetic Republic, the Canton Linth sold the island to a private individual. With the Act of Mediation Einsiedeln Monastery was restored, the island bought back in 1805.

As of 2003, it was planned with a project by Peter Zumthor to build the excursion restaurants new, early 2012, the Federal Court decided that it should not be built in the moorlands.

Ufenau in numbers

  • Size: 112'645 m²
  • Average Length: 470 m ( east-west)
  • Average width: 220 m ( north-south)
  • Distance to Rapperswil ( Rapperswil -Jona ): 2,5 km
  • Distance to Pfäffikon SZ: 0,9 km

Attractions

  • Built in 1141 former parish church of St. Peter and Paul
  • Chapel of St. Martin
  • Grave and tomb of St. Adalrich
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