267°N 8.467°E / 47.267; 8.467 Affoltern District (also known as Knonaueramt or Säuliamt) is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton...
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The Zurich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug railway is a railway connecting the Swiss cities of Zurich and Zug via Affoltern am Albis. It was opened by the Zurich–Zug–Lucerne...
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Affoltern am Albis (abbreviated as Affoltern a.A.; Swiss German: Affoltere) is a town and a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of...
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Josias Simmler (category People from Affoltern District)
Josias Simmler (Josiah Simler; Latin: Iosias Simlerus) (6 November 1530 – 2 July 1576) was a Swiss theologian and classicist, author of the first book...
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Affoltern is a quarter in district 11 in Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal). Affoltern was first mentioned in 870 as Affaltrahe, and...
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Alfred Kleiner (category People from Affoltern District)
Alfred Kleiner (24 April 1849 – 3 July 1916) was a Swiss physicist and Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zurich. He was Albert Einstein's...
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Barbara Hofmann (category People from Affoltern District)
socio-economic integration into Mozambican society. Hofmann was born in Affoltern am Albis in Switzerland in 1962. She attended Collège Calvin and after...
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Arthur Blickenstorfer (category People from Affoltern District)
Arthur Blickenstorfer (20 April 1935 – 27 October 2001) was a Swiss equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde...
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Thomas Lambert (skier) (category People from Affoltern District)
Thomas Lambert (born 31 May 1984) is a Swiss freestyle skier. He was born in Mettmenstetten. He participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where...
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the area of the Bremgarten and Muri Districts are called the Freiamt. Previously, the area around Affoltern District in the canton of Zurich was called...
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Irene Schori (category People from Affoltern District)
Irene Schori (born 4 December 1983) is a retired Swiss curler from Bremgarten. During her career, she won two World Women's Curling Championships in 2014...
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Johannes Jacob Hegetschweiler (category People from Affoltern District)
Johannes Jacob Hegetschweiler (4 December 1789, Rifferswil – 9 September 1839, Zürich) was a Swiss physician and botanist. He is remembered for his investigations...
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Shani Tarashaj (category People from Affoltern District)
Shani Tarashaj (born 7 February 1995) is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Tarashaj was born in Hausen am Albis, Switzerland...
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Jakob Dubs (category People from Affoltern District)
Jakob Dubs (26 July 1822 – 13 January 1879) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1861–1872). Along with Gustave Moynier and...
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1931: Merger of Niederurdorf and Oberurdorf → Urdorf 1934: Merger of Affoltern, Albisrieden, Altstetten, Höngg, Oerlikon, Schwamendingen, Seebach, Witikon...
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Hannah Pfalzgraf (category People from Affoltern District)
a board member of the Social Democratic Party (SP) branch in the Affoltern District. She attended the Basel Art School, studying to become a visual arts...
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Ines Torelli (category People from Affoltern District)
Ines Torelli (née Ines Stierli; 14 June 1931 – 21 August 2019) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage, voice and film actress starring usually...
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Rolf Maurer (category People from Affoltern District)
Rolf Maurer (16 April 1938 – 6 June 2019) was a Swiss road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 1960 and 1969. In 1964, he won Tour de Suisse...
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municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Politically, Obfelden is the youngest municipality in Affoltern, though settlements...
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Railways (SBB) in 1902. Its lines now form the Zurich–Zug railway (via Affoltern) and the Zug–Lucerne railway. In 1857, Federal Councilor Jakob Stämpfli...
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Nadine Masshardt (category People from Affoltern District)
details Born Nadine Désirée Masshardt (1984-10-04) 4 October 1984 (age 40) Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland Political party Social Democratic Party Children...
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Ernst Nievergelt (category People from Affoltern District)
March 1910 – 1 July 1999) was a cyclist from Switzerland. He was born in Affoltern, Zurich, Switzerland, and died in Kappel am Albis. In 1935 Nievergelt...
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Cédric Weidmann (category People from Affoltern District)
Cédric Weidmann Born (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 33) Affoltern am Albis, Affoltern District, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland Occupation Writer, philologist...
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Affoltern im Emmental is a municipality in the district of Trachselwald in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Affoltern is first mentioned in 1261/63...
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René Strehler (category People from Affoltern District)
René Strehler (born 13 April 1934 in Affoltern am Albis) is a Swiss former professional racing cyclist. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in...
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of Zurich is divided into 12 districts (German: Bezirke): Affoltern with capital Affoltern am Albis Andelfingen with capital Andelfingen Bülach with capital...
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tributary, near the town of Dietikon. The Reppisch flows in the Säuliamt (Affoltern district), canton of Zürich, an area featuring still partially untouched nature...
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Schwamendingen (redirect from District 12 (Zürich))
incorporated into the city of Zürich in 1934, together with Seebach, Affoltern, Witikon, Höngg, Altstetten and Albisrieden. Schwamendingen counts a population...
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Oerlikon (Zürich) (category District 11 of Zurich)
merged with Zürich in 1934 and forms today, together with Affoltern and Seebach, the city district 11. The name Oerlikon goes back to the Alemannic settlement...
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that also includes Strandbad Katzensee, a lido on the border with the Affoltern quarter of the city of Zürich. Regensdorf is first mentioned in 870 as...
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