Forchdenkmal
Forchdenkmal is a historic site in Maur, Uster District, Canton of Zurich. Forchdenkmal is situated nearby to the reservoir Gemeindewasserwerk Maur, as well as near the cave Franzosenhöhe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forch railway station and Neue Forch railway station.
Forch railway station
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 360 metres south of Forchdenkmal.
Neue Forch railway station
Railway station
Neue Forch railway station is situated 740 metres southwest of Forchdenkmal.
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.
Binz
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Binz is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Forchdenkmal.
Forchdenkmal
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Wehrmännerdenkmal”
- Categories: historic site, monument, and tourism
- Location: Maur, Uster District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.32841° or 47° 19′ 42″ northLongitude
8.64701° or 8° 38′ 49″ eastHeight
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8FVC8JHW+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 216199023OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q14523574
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In Other Languages
“Forchdenkmal” goes by many names.
- German: “Forchdenkmal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gemeindewasserwerk Maur and Franzosenhöhe.
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