Reservoir Homberg

Reservoir Homberg is a reservoir in Volketswil, Uster District, Canton of Zurich. Reservoir Homberg is situated near the locality Giessen, as well as near the town Volketswil.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Illnau railway station and Greifensee Castle.

Illnau railway station

Railway station

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Illnau is a railway station in the municipality of Illnau-Effretikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The station, which takes its name from the village of Illnau, is located on the Effretikon to Hinwil railway line, within fare zone 122 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund.

Greifensee Castle

Castle

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Greifensee Castle is a castle in the municipality of Greifensee and the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It was probably built by the House of Rapperswil and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Schwerzenbach railway station

Railway station

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Schwerzenbach is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is situated in the municipality of Schwerzenbach on the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uster and Illnau-Effretikon.

Uster

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Uster is a city near Zurich, Switzerland. Uster lies 350m above sea level, so it is just in the winter snow.

Illnau-Effretikon

Town

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Illnau-Effretikon is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It includes the villages of Illnau, Effretikon, Ottikon and Bisikon.

Volketswil

Town

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Volketswil is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The municipality in the agglomeration of Zurich includes the villages of Volketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil.

Reservoir Homberg

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Volketswil, Uster District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.3858° or 47° 23′ 9″ north

Longitude

8.7012° or 8° 42′ 5″ east

Open location code

8FVC9PP2+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 125099671

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=reservoir_covered

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Homberg and Giessen.

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Highlights: Industrie Hard and Franzosengraben.

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