Kempten, Switzerland

Kempten
Former municipality
Location of Kempten
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Kempten is located in Switzerland
Kempten
Kempten
Kempten is located in Canton of Zurich
Kempten
Kempten
Coordinates: 47°19.91′N 8°49.05′E / 47.33183°N 8.81750°E / 47.33183; 8.81750
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictHinwil
MunicipalityWetzikon
Elevation
569 m (1,867 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8623
ISO 3166 codeCH-ZH
Surrounded byAuslikon, Irgenhausen, Wetzikon
Websitewww.wetzikon.ch
Aerial view of Oberwetzikon in the direction of Kempten (1961)
Kempten and Bachtel Tower (to the right) as seen from Seegräben (June 2009)
Malermuseum
Kempten train station

Kempten is a locality of the municipality of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Geography

Kempten is located in the district of Hinwil in the Zürcher Oberland nearby the southeastern shore of the Pfäffikersee (Lake Pfäffikon).

Demographics

Kempten belongs politically to the municipality of Wetzikon.

Transportation

Kempten railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S3. The train station was built in 1903. The bus line operator Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) provides its services for the regions of the Oberland and the upper northeastern Lake Zurich shore.

Points of interest

In Kempten (lat. Cambodunum) the remains of a Roman villa rustica and the so-called Malermuseum are situated.[1]

References

  1. ^ Malermuseum Wetzikon (in German)
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