Ober-Albis

Ober-Albis is a hamlet in Hausen am Albis, Affoltern District, Canton of Zurich and has about 33 residents and an elevation of 803 metres. Ober-Albis is situated nearby to the hamlet Mittel-Albis, as well as near Husertal.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sihl and Albis.

Sihl

River

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The Sihl is a Swiss river that rises near the Druesberg mountain in the canton of Schwyz, and eventually flows into the Limmat in the centre of the city of Zürich, after crossing the Zürich–Winterthur railway at Zürich HB.

Albis

Mountain ridge

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The Albis is a chain of hills in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

Reformed church

Church

Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kappel am Albis and Sihlbrugg.

Kappel am Albis

Village

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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 2½ km southwest of Ober-Albis.

Sihlbrugg

Village

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Sihlbrugg is a village and important transportation node between the cantons of Zug and Zürich in Switzerland. Sihlbrugg is situated 3 km southeast of Ober-Albis.

Horgen

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horgen is the principal town of the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. The inhabitants are called Horgner. The western village of Horgenberg belongs also to the municipality.

Ober-Albis

Type: Hamlet with 33 residents
Also known as: “Oberalbis”
Category: locality
Location: Hausen am Albis, Affoltern District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.24041° or 47° 14′ 26″ north

Longitude

8.55484° or 8° 33′ 17″ east

Population

Elevation

803 metres (2,635 feet)

Open location code

8FVC6HR3+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 904394832

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

6290421

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