Benglen
Benglen is a village in Fällanden, Uster District, Canton of Zurich and has about 1,940 residents. Benglen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cholibuck, as well as near Sonnenhof.Places of Interest
Highlights include Katharina von Siena Fällanden and Loorenkopf.
Katharina von Siena Fällanden
Church
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Katharina von Siena Fällanden is a church.
Loorenkopf
Scenic viewpoint
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Loorenkopf tower is a 33-metre high freestanding wood lattice tower on Adlisberg, north of Witikon in Zürich, Switzerland. It was built in 1954. The tower is owned by Zürich city and it is open to the public. Loorenkopf is situated 3 km west of Benglen.
Adlisberg
Peak
Adlisberg, with an elevation of 701 metres, is a wooded mountain in Switzerland overlooking Lake Zurich to the northwest near the Zürichberg. Adlisberg is situated 3½ km west of Benglen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Binz and Pfaffhausen.
Pfaffhausen
Village
Pfaffhausen is a settlement in the municipality of Fällanden in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has an elevation of 597 m, and lies in the valley between the northern flank of the Öschbrig and the southeastern slope of the Adlisberg.
Fällanden
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fällanden is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley.
Benglen
- Type: Village with 1,940 residents
- Postal code: 8121
- Categories: human settlement, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Fällanden, Uster District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.35968° or 47° 21′ 35″ northLongitude
8.63621° or 8° 38′ 10″ eastPopulation
1,940Elevation
572 metres (1,877 feet)Open location code
8FVC9J5P+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 232958220OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6294402Wikidata ID
Q22700992
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