Au
Au is a village in the municipality Wädenswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. First mentioned in the year 1130 as "Naglikon" and in 1316 as "Owe", Au belongs politically to the urban area of the south-eastern city of Wädenswil on Lake Zürich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 4,840 residents
- Description: village in Wädenswil, Horgen, Zürich, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Au ZH” and “Au, Zurich”
- Postal code: 8804
Places of Interest
Highlights include Au ZH railway station and Kirchenpavillon Au.
Au ZH railway station
Railway station
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Au ZH railway station is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the village of Au in the municipality of Wädenswil in the canton of Zurich, near the Au Peninsula.
Schloss Au
Castle
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The Schloss Au, literally "Château Au", is a country estate located in Au, a locality of the municipality of Wädenswil in Switzerland. The spacious estate is situated on the Au Peninsula on Zürichsee lake shore in the Canton of Zurich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wädenswil and Meilen.
Wädenswil
Town
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Wädenswil is a municipality located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The population, as of 2013, was about 21,000. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg were merged into the municipality of Wädenswil. Wädenswil is situated 3 km southeast of Au.
Meilen
Town
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Meilen is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Meilen is situated 3 km north of Au.
Männedorf
Town
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Männedorf is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Männedorf is situated 4 km east of Au.
Au
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Wädenswil, Horgen District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.24513° or 47° 14′ 43″ northLongitude
8.64336° or 8° 38′ 36″ eastPopulation
4,840Elevation
478 metres (1,568 feet)Open location code
8FVC6JWV+38OpenStreetMap ID
node 1069876482OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2661691Wikidata ID
Q678231
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Satellite Map
Discover Au from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Au” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Au”
- Cebuano: “Au (lungsod)”
- Cebuano: “Au”
- Danish: “Au”
- Dutch: “Au”
- French: “Au”
- German: “Au ZH”
- German: “Au”
- German: “Naglikon”
- Greek: “Άου”
- Italian: “Au”
- Japanese: “アウ”
- Luxembourgish: “Au ZH”
- Luxembourgish: “Au”
- Russian: “Ау”
- Swedish: “Au, Zürich”
- Swedish: “Au”
- Swiss German: “Au ZH”
- Ukrainian: “Ау”
- Waray (Philippines): “Au, Zurich”
- Waray (Philippines): “Au”
- Western Panjabi: “آؤ”
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