Canton of Zurich
Hinwil District
Gossau (ZH)

Gossau

Gossau is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in . Besides the village of Gossau itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Bertschikon, Grüt, Herschmettlen and Ottikon.
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  • Type: Town with 10,600 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Gossau ZH”, “Gossau, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland”, and “Gossau, Zürich”
  • Postal code: 8625
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Maria Krönung Gossau and Dürsteler house.

Church
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is a church.

Museum
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is a museum.

Railway station
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Wetzikon is a railway station in the in the Swiss , situated in fare zone 132 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. It is a junction station located on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster and Effretikon to Hinwil railway lines, which converge to the north and south of the station. is situated 3 km northeast of Gossau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grüt and Grüningen.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a town and municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in , notable for its well-preserved historic nucleus. is situated 2½ km south of Gossau.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in . is situated 3 km west of Gossau.

Gossau

Latitude
47.30598° or 47° 18′ 22″ north
Longitude
8.76021° or 8° 45′ 37″ east
Population
10,600
Elevation
473 metres (1,552 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH GOS
Open location code
8FVC8Q46+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2992186060
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2660550
Wiki­data ID
Q67525
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Gossau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غوصاو”
  • Basque: “Gossau (ZH)”
  • Basque: “Gossau”
  • Breton: “Gossau”
  • Catalan: “Gossau”
  • Cebuano: “Gossau”
  • Chinese: “戈紹”
  • Chinese: “戈绍”
  • Chuvash: “Госсау”
  • Czech: “Gossau ZH”
  • Dutch: “Gossau”
  • Esperanto: “Gosaŭo ZH”
  • Esperanto: “Gossau ZH”
  • Finnish: “Gossau”
  • French: “Gossau ZH”
  • French: “Gossau”
  • German: “Gossau ZH”
  • German: “Gossau”
  • Hungarian: “Gossau (ZH)”
  • Irish: “Gossau”
  • Italian: “Gossau”
  • Kazakh: “Госсау”
  • Korean: “고사우”
  • Lombard: “Gossau”
  • Malay: “Gossau, Zurich”
  • Malay: “Gossau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gossau i Zürich”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gossau”
  • Piemontese: “Gossau”
  • Polish: “Gossau”
  • Portuguese: “Gossau”
  • Russian: “Госсау”
  • Spanish: “Gossau”
  • Swedish: “Gossau, Zürich”
  • Swedish: “Gossau”
  • Swiss German: “Goossau”
  • Swiss German: “Gossau ZH”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Gossau ZH”
  • Turkish: “Gossau”
  • Ukrainian: “Госсау”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gossau”
  • Uzbek: “Gossau”
  • Venetian: “Gossau”
  • Volapük: “Gossau”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gossau, Zürich”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gossau”
  • Welsh: “Gossau”

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