Ober Albis

Ober Albis is in Hausen am Albis, Affoltern District, Canton of Zurich and has an elevation of 823 metres. Ober Albis is situated nearby to the river Sihl, as well as near the village Kappel am Albis.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sihl and Albis.

Sihl

River

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sihl is a Swiss river that rises near the Druesberg mountain in the canton of Schwyz, and eventually flows into the Limmat in the centre of the city of Zürich, after crossing the Zürich–Winterthur railway at Zürich HB.

Albis

Mountain ridge

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Albis is a chain of hills in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

Reformed church

Church

Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reformed church is situated 1½ km west of Ober Albis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kappel am Albis and Sihlbrugg.

Kappel am Albis

Village

Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Its name of Kappel is specified by "on the Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland. Kappel am Albis is situated 2½ km southwest of Ober Albis.

Sihlbrugg

Village

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sihlbrugg is a village and important transportation node between the cantons of Zug and Zürich in Switzerland. Sihlbrugg is situated 3 km southeast of Ober Albis.

Horgen

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horgen is the principal town of the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. The inhabitants are called Horgner. The western village of Horgenberg belongs also to the municipality.

Ober Albis

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Hausen am Albis, Affoltern District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.24064° or 47° 14′ 26″ north

Longitude

8.55557° or 8° 33′ 20″ east

Elevation

823 metres (2,700 feet)

Operator

Zürcher Wanderwege

Open location code

8FVC6HR4+76

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5502640323

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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