Switzerland
Canton of Zurich
Affoltern District

Wettswil am Albis

Wettswil am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in .
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  • Type: Village with 5,110 residents
  • Description: municipality in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH0014”, “Wettswil”, “Wettswil am Albis ZH”, and “Wettswil ZH”
  • Postal code: 8907

Places of Interest

Highlights include Üetliberg and Bonstetten-Wettswil railway station.

Peak
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The Uetliberg is a mountain in the Swiss plateau, part of the chain, rising to 870 m. The mountain offers a panoramic view of the entire city of Zürich, and , and lies on the boundary between the city of Zurich and the municipalities of and in the .

Railway station
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Bonstetten-Wettswil is a railway station in the Swiss canton of . The station is situated on the boundary of the municipalities of and Wettswil am Albis and takes its name from both municipalities.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zurich and Wiedikon.

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is the largest city in and an international financial centre. is close to some excellent skiing resorts and many people headed for the Swiss Alps don't spend much time in itself, but you'd be missing a lot if you don't explore .

Suburb
is a district in the city of . It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of , and . was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. is situated 4 km northeast of Wettswil am Albis.

Suburb
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is a quarter in the district 9 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 23,877 distributed on an area of 4.615 km2. is situated 4 km north of Wettswil am Albis.

Wettswil am Albis

Latitude
47.3391° or 47° 20′ 21″ north
Longitude
8.4735° or 8° 28′ 24″ east
Population
5,110
Elevation
525 metres (1,722 feet)
Open location code
8FVC8FQF+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240067897
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7287563
Wiki­data ID
Q65934
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Wettswil am Albis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فستفيل أم ألبيس”
  • Basque: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Breton: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Catalan: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Cebuano: “Wettswil am Albis (munisipyo sa Swisa)”
  • Cebuano: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Chinese: “阿尔比斯山麓韦茨维尔”
  • Chinese: “阿尔比斯附近韦茨维尔”
  • Chinese: “阿爾比斯附近韋茨維爾”
  • Chuvash: “Ветсвиль-ам-Альбис”
  • Dutch: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Esperanto: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Esperanto: “Wettswil ĉe Albis”
  • French: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • German: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • German: “Wettswil”
  • Hungarian: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Irish: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Italian: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Italian: “Wettswil”
  • Kazakh: “Ветсвиль-на-Альбисе”
  • Lombard: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Malay: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Piemontese: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Polish: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Portuguese: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Russian: “Ветсвиль-ам-Альбис”
  • Russian: “Ветсвиль-на-Альбисе”
  • Spanish: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Swedish: “Wettswil am Albis (kommun i Schweiz)”
  • Swedish: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Swiss German: “Wettschwiil am Albis”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Turkish: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Ukrainian: “Веттсвіль-ам-Альбіс”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Uzbek: “Vetsvil na Albise”
  • Uzbek: “Vetsvil-na-Albise”
  • Uzbek: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Uzbek: “Ветсвил-на-Албисе”
  • Venetian: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Vietnamese: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Volapük: “Wettswil am Albis”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Wettswil am Albis”

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