Geretswil
Geretswil is a hamlet in Elgg, Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich and has about 13 residents. Geretswil is situated nearby to the hamlet Tiefenstein, as well as near the village Heurüti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schauenberg and Schloss Turbenthal.
Schauenberg
Peak
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schauenberg is a hill and ruined castle near Turbenthal, canton of Zurich, at 892 m elevation. There were fortifications since the Iron Age, and since the early 13th century, there was a wooden structure, in the 1250s extended to a massive keep.
Schloss Turbenthal
Castle
Photo: Wepe3000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schloss Turbenthal is a castle, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Geretswil.
Bichelsee
Photo: Parpan05, Public domain.
Bichelsee is a lake located on the border of the cantons of Thurgau and Zurich, Switzerland. The village of Bichelsee in the municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil is named after the lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seelmatten and Hofstetten.
Hofstetten
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hofstetten is a former municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.
Schlatt bei Winterthur
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schlatt bei Winterthur is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geretswil
- Type: Hamlet with 13 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Elgg, Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.46154° or 47° 27′ 42″ northLongitude
8.87299° or 8° 52′ 23″ eastPopulation
13Elevation
739 metres (2,425 feet)Open location code
8FVCFV6F+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 321302260OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6294881
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