Pfäffikon, Zurich

Pfäffikon

Pfäffikon is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon of the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

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Geography

Pfäffikon lies in the Zurich Oberland on the northern and eastern shores of the eponymous Pfäffikersee. Not to be confused with Pfäffikon on Lake Zurich. The neighboring communities are the communities of Pfäffikon Wetzikon, Bäretswil, Hittnau, Rumlikon, Fehraltorf, Bauma, Wildenberg, Seegräben and Uster.

The municipality Pfäffikon include the outdoor Wachten Auslikon, Upper Balm Balm sub, buses Hausen, Irgenhausen, Oberwil, Sulzberg, Hermatswil, stoking, Wallikon, Rick, Ravensbühl, Faichrüti and slip Mountain, which are usually is repealed civil parishes.

Population

Religion

December 31, 2011 were 44.2 percent of the population to the Evangelical Reformed Church, and 23.7 per cent to the Roman Catholic Church.

Documented a church in Pfäffikon was mentioned for the first time on 11 August 811. At that time large gifts were recorded in favor of the monastery of St. Gall in the porch of Benignuskirche. On 16 May 960, the church Pfäffikon came by Emperor Otto the Great at the monastery of Disentis. In the 13th century church and courtyard at the monastery of St. Gall was ceded. 1275 Hugo von Breitenlandenberg was manager of this property. 1488 a parish church was built with a new chancel and nave.

In Pfäffikon there is also the church of the Evangelical Baptist church Neuhof and the Chrischona community.

Policy

Council ( executive)

The council is the managing and executive authority of the municipality. It consists of nine members who are elected every four years. The members of the council carry out their tasks in the next office. The council is responsible in particular for the implementation of the duties assigned by the superior legal responsibilities and to represent the community to the outside. He implements the community decisions and worried all community affairs, to the extent not expressly delegated to another body of the municipality. According to the applicable municipal code, the gemeinderätliche business category in the various ministries. The council is faced with the mayor. The President / President of the school board shall be an ex officio member of the council.

Traffic

The community is connected since May 3, 1876, the opening of the railway line Effretikon - Hinwil by the railway company Effretikon -Pfäffikon - Hinwiel ( EH ) through the station Pfäffikon to the Swiss railway network. The Pfäffikon train station is by the S 3 Aarau - Wetzikon operated by S-Bahn Zurich every half hour - Lenzburg - Dietikon - Zurich HB - Effretikon.

On this line occurred on September 12, 1982 one of the worst train accidents in Switzerland: A coach, in which members of the Gymnastics and Sports Association Schoenaich ( Germany ) were traveling, was detected on the level crossing at the Kempttalstrasse on the northern outskirts of a regional. The barriers were then still operated by hand; due to a delay in the train, Barrierenwärterin had the railway crossing mistakenly been released. A total of 39 passengers of the bus died.

There are the following bus routes that are served by the Postbus AG:

  • 830 Pfäffikon Station - Wermatswil - Bahnhof Uster
  • 832 Pfäffikon Station - Rumlikon - Theilingen - White Lingen - Station Kollbrunn
  • 833 Pfäffikon Station - Hermatswil - Schalchen - Rumlikon
  • 835 Pfäffikon Station - Hittnau - Saland - Juckern - Station Bauma
  • 837 Pfäffikon Station - Hittnau - Pfäffikon Station ( round trip )
  • 858 Station Wetzikon - Kempten - Auslikon - Hittnau
  • 859 Pfäffikon Station - Auslikon - Kempten - Station Wetzikon

Attractions

  • Römerkastell Irgenhausen
  • Museum on Pfäffikersee
  • Eva Wipf museum in the old courthouse

Culture

Since 2004 is right on the lake, the Reeds Reggae Openair place that attracts a lot of people beyond the region.

2007 Pfäffiker Chamber Orchestra " Amici dell'Arte " was founded by the conductor Marcel Blanchard. Since then, the orchestra performs three classical concerts per year.

From 20 to 22 May 2011, the large - Pfäffikerwält festival took place in the center Pfäffikon. The whole school and over 50 clubs celebrated 1200 years Pfäffikon and every ten -yearly Youth Festival.

Personalities

  • Alex Crisovan (1919-2012), chess journalist, author and functionary, lived and died in Pfäffikon
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