Canton of Zurich
Affoltern District
Hausen am Albis

Bürglen

The Bürglen is the highest mountain of the , a wooded range stretching west of in the Swiss canton of . It is located between and the valley of the .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 915 metres
  • Description: mountain in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Buerglen” and “Burglen (Albis)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Albis and Schnabelburg Castle.

Ridge
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a chain of hills in the Canton of Zürich, .

Castle
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was a small castle erected in 1150 by the lords of on the chain South-west of Zürich, , overlooking the nearby Schnabellücken pass.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kappel am Albis and Langnau am Albis.

Village
Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in . Its name of Kappel is specified by "on the " to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.

Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in .

Hamlet
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Bürglen

Latitude
47.2576° or 47° 15′ 27″ north
Longitude
8.53738° or 8° 32′ 15″ east
Elevation
915 metres (3,002 feet)
Open location code
8FVC7G5P+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 925637613
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
8604967
Wiki­data ID
Q8537747
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bürglen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورغلين”
  • Cebuano: “Bürglen”
  • Chinese: “比格倫山 (阿爾比斯山脈)”
  • Chinese: “比格倫山”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بورجلين”
  • Ladin: “Bürglen”
  • Persian: “بورگلن (آلبیس)”
  • Persian: “بورگلن”
  • Swedish: “Bürglen”
  • Uzbek: “Bürglen (Albis)”
  • Uzbek: “Bürglen”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Chli Bürglen and Schnabel.

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