Zimmerberg

The Zimmerberg is a range of hills in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, which extends between the left bank of Lake Zurich and the Sihltal. The name is derived from the Old High German word zimbar and means ' timber '. The highest point is located in the hamlet of the same name and is 769 m above sea level. M..

The Mountain Room is a lateral moraine of the glacier Linth and runs parallel to the Albis. In between lies the Sihltal. Due to the Zimmerberg leads the lane Zimmerberg tunnel of Horgen Oberdorf to Sihlbrugg station that belongs to the Gotthard Railway Zurich driveway and in 1897 by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB ) was opened, which forms since the nationalization of 1902 a part of the Swiss Federal Railways ( SBB).

Parallel under the Zimmerberg chain runs between Zurich and the Rüschlikon built the first stage of the Zimmerberg Base Tunnel, which ends directly in the Zimmerberg and leads an underground branch to Thalwil. The longitudinal cross the ridge was chosen mainly because of the relatively dense development of both hillsides.

Zimmerberg also stands for many organizations on the left bank of Lake Zurich, such as the common regional hospital room mountain. The term "Region Zimmerberg " usually refers to the area between Richterswil and Zurich.