Kappel am Albis
Kappel am Albis | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kappel am Albis  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Affoltern-am-Albis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kurt Bär |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,157 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8926 |
| SFOS number | 0006 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Surrounded by | Baar (ZG), Hausen am Albis, Knonau, Mettmenstetten, Rifferswil, Steinhausen (ZG) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Its name of Kappel (Template:Lang-de) is specified by "on the Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.
The settlement was founded in 1185 as a Cistercian monastery which today houses a seminar centre "Haus der Stille und Besinnung" (House for Peace and Recoupment) and Der Alte Post (The Old Post Office) a fine restaurant indeed.
It was the location of the Wars of Kappel in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the Reformation of Huldrych Zwingli. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser and can be seen to the right of the road on the Kappel am Albis website picture at Näfenhäuser with Zwingli monument.
External links
- Official webpage Template:De icon
- Kappel am Albis in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.