Pfäffikon

Pfäffikon is a municipality in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name. It is not to be confused with Pfäffikon SZ on Lake Zurich but in the canton of Schwyz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pfäffikersee and Pfäffikon ZH railway station.

Pfäffikersee

Lake

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Pfäffikersee is a lake in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland, near the town of Pfäffikon. It is 2.5 km long and 1.3 km wide at the middle. The lake was created in the last ice age when a moraine blocked off the ability for the lake to empty north towards Winterthur.

Pfäffikon ZH railway station

Railway station

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Pfäffikon ZH is a railway station in the municipality of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The station is located on the Effretikon to Hinwil railway line, within fare zone 135 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund.

Benignus Pfäffikon ZH

Church

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Benignus Pfäffikon ZH is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uster and Wetzikon.

Uster

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Uster is a city near Zurich, Switzerland. Uster lies 350m above sea level, so it is just in the winter snow.

Wetzikon

Town

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Wetzikon is a small town in the Zurich Highlands area of Switzerland, in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich. Wetzikon is situated 5 km south of Pfäffikon.

Pfäffikon

Type: Locality with 12,200 residents
Also known as: “CH0177” and “Pfaeffikon”
Location: Pfäffikon District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.3664° or 47° 21′ 59″ north

Longitude

8.7937° or 8° 47′ 37″ east

Population

12,200

Elevation

578 metres (1,896 feet)

Open location code

8FVC9Q8V+HF

GeoNames ID

7286788

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