Franzosenhöhe

Franzosenhöhe is a cave in Küsnacht (ZH), Meilen District, Canton of Zurich. Access is restricted and requires permission. Franzosenhöhe is situated nearby to Forch railway station, as well as near Forchdenkmal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forch railway station and Forchdenkmal.

Forch railway station

Railway station

Forch railway station

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Forch is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and the municipality of Küsnacht, serving the village of Forch. It is the principal intermediate station and headquarters of the Forch Railway, which is operated as Zurich S-Bahn service S18 and provides links to the city of Zurich and the nearby village of Esslingen. Forch railway station is situated 210 metres southwest of Franzosenhöhe.

Forchdenkmal

Photo: ThCHeMP, CC0.

Forchdenkmal is situated 280 metres northwest of Franzosenhöhe.

Scheuren railway station

Railway station

Scheuren railway station

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Scheuren railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Franzosenhöhe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forch and Zumikon.

Forch

Village

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Forch is a village and a mountain pass located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

Zumikon

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zumikon is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Pfannenstiel region.

Maur

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maur is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Franzosenhöhe

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Küsnacht (ZH), Meilen District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.32675° or 47° 19′ 36″ north

Longitude

8.64977° or 8° 38′ 59″ east

Open location code

8FVC8JGX+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12487368694

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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