Egg

Egg is a locality in , , and has about 8,830 residents. Egg is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Locality with 8,830 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Egg b. Zürich”
  • Postal code: 8132

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wulp Castle and Maiacher railway station.

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The ruins of is a castle located besides Küsnachter Tobel in the and the in . It was built during the high Middle Ages.

Railway station
Photo: Mike Knell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Railway station
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forch and Erlenbach.

Village
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is a village and a mountain pass located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and in the canton of Zürich, .

Village
Photo: Iotatau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in . is situated 2½ km southwest of Egg.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich, . is situated 2½ km west of Egg.

Egg

Latitude
47.31964° or 47° 19′ 11″ north
Longitude
8.61821° or 8° 37′ 6″ east
Population
8,830
Elevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH ZEG
Open location code
8FVC8J99+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12018224283
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2660942
Wiki­data ID
Q22375370
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Egg” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Egg”
  • Irish: “Egg”
  • Swedish: “Egg”

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