Goldcoast (Switzerland)

As a Gold Coast the lower right bank of Lake Zurich is called in Switzerland. These include the communities Zollikon, Küsnacht, Erlenbach ZH, Herrliberg, miles, Männedorf and Stafa. They are all located in the district of miles. Sometimes the whole of the right bank of Lake Zurich is called the gold coast.

Region

The region is considered wealthy, and lies on the right (ie north-east ) shore of Lake Zurich, making the region the evening sunlight. Typical of the Gold Coast are a lower tax rate and high property prices. The most sun-drenched south-western slopes of the panhandle are also marked by growing grapes.

The right bank railway line from Zurich to Rapperswil is referred to according to the Gold Coast as the "Gold Coast Express". On May 26, there began in 1968 with the operation of unusual wine red fast « Mirage » railcar compositions prehistory to 1990 opened the Zurich S-Bahn.

The opposite left bank of Lake Zurich, which is due to its topography and the north-eastern orientation in the early evening, especially in winter, often in the shadow of their own mountains, while the Gold Coast still shines through the evening sun, got the ironically mocking nickname Pfnüselküste.

Name

Even if the lower part of the right bank "gold" appears ( gold stockpile in Zollikon, Goldbach as part of the village of Küsnacht that Guldenen in Forch ) in various combinations, the name Gold Coast is recent. He built about the middle of the 20th century and probably refers to the wealthy inhabitants and the high tax income. The golden splendor of the shore in the evening sun fit to do so. As the name originated, Goldbach had long been culverted in the village Küsnachter part Goldbach.