Albis
The Albis is a chain of hills in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Albis has an elevation of 915 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Bürglen and Schnabelburg Castle.
Bürglen
Peak
The Bürglen is the highest mountain of the Albis, a wooded range stretching west of Lake Zurich in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is located between Hausen am Albis and the valley of the Sihl.
Schnabelburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schnabelburg Castle was a small castle erected in 1150 by the lords of Eschenbach on the Albis chain South-west of Zürich, Switzerland, overlooking the nearby Schnabellücken pass.
Hochwacht Observation tower (Albis)
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hochwacht Observation tower (Albis) is a scenic viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hausen am Albis and Kappel am Albis.
Hausen am Albis
Village
Photo: Leandros, Public domain.
Hausen am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Kappel am Albis
Village
Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Its name of Kappel is specified by "on the Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland. Kappel am Albis is situated 3 km southwest of Albis.
Oberrieden
Village
Oberrieden is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is one of the towns along the south shore of Lake Zurich. Oberrieden is situated 3½ km northeast of Albis.
Albis
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 915 metres
- Description: chain of hills in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
- Categories: mountain, mountain range, and landform
- Location: Langnau am Albis, Horgen District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.25472° or 47° 15′ 17″ northLongitude
8.54138° or 8° 32′ 29″ eastElevation
915 metres (3,002 feet)Open location code
8FVC7G3R+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5168104148OpenStreetMap feature
natural=arete
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Albis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألبيس”
- Catalan: “Albis”
- Cebuano: “Albis”
- Chinese: “阿尔比斯山脉”
- Chinese: “阿爾比斯山脈”
- Czech: “Albis”
- Dutch: “Albis”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل البيس”
- Esperanto: “Albis”
- French: “Albis”
- German: “Albis”
- Italian: “Albis”
- Japanese: “アルビス (スイス)”
- Japanese: “レンヴェーク”
- Ladin: “Albis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Albis”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Albis”
- Polish: “Albis”
- Russian: “Альбис”
- Spanish: “Albis”
- Swedish: “Albis”
- Swedish: “Albisbergen”
- Swiss German: “Albis”
- Tosk Albanian: “Albis”
- Ukrainian: “Альбіс”
- Venetian: “Albis”
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