The Limmat is a river in Switzerland . The river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich , in the southern part of the city of Zürich . From Zürich it flows in a northwesterly direction, continuing a further 35 km until it reaches the river Aare . The confluence is located north of the small town of Brugg and shortly after the mouth of the Reuss .
25-750: The main towns along the Limmat Valley downstream of Zürich are Dietikon , Wettingen , and Baden . Its main tributaries are the Linth , Wägitaler Aa and Jona , all via Lake Zurich, the Sihl in Zürich, and the Reppisch in Dietikon . The hydronym is first attested in the 8th century, as Lindimacus . It is of Gaulish origin, from *lindo- "lake" ( Welsh llyn ) and *magos "plain" (Welsh maes ), and
50-729: A then peninsula respectively island in the effluence of the Limmat, within an area of about 0.2 square kilometres (49.42 acres) in the city of Zürich. As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps , the settlement is also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class object . Limmat Valley The Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal )
75-489: Is a river valley and a region in the cantons of Zürich and Aargau in Switzerland. The Limmat ( German pronunciation: [ˈlɪmət] ) is a 35 km (22 mi) long river located in the cantons of Zürich (ZH) and Aargau (AG). It is the continuation of the Linth , and is known as the Limmat from the point of effluence from Lake Zürich , in the city of Zürich , flowing in northwesterly direction to
100-419: Is heavily populated thanks to the good location factor, nearby the city of Zürich, among them excellent infrastructure, growing economics and attractive residential area besides the Limmat valley. Standortförderung Limmattal is a society to enhance networking of the region and to realize common projects by the communities in the region Limmatal. The term "Limmattal" is also used for many organizations, such as
125-731: Is here that the Aare proves itself to be more than just a river, as it attracts thousands of tourists annually to the causeways through the gorge. A little past Meiringen , near Brienz , the river expands into Lake Brienz . Near the west end of the lake it indirectly receives its first important tributary , the Lütschine , by the Lake of Brienz. It then runs across the swampy plain of the Bödeli (Swiss German diminutive for ground) between Interlaken and Unterseen before flowing into Lake Thun . Near
150-609: The Aare . The confluence is located northeast of the small town of Brugg (AG), shortly after the mouth of the Reuss , and shortly before the Aare joins the Rhine . The confluence of the three rivers Aare, Reuss and Limmat is known as Wasserschloss . In 1930 the government of the canton of Zurich set the remains of the original Limmat riverside meadows and floodplains near Dietikon ( Dietiker Altläufe ) under conservation , as well in 2005
175-540: The Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn . 47°30′N 8°15′E / 47.500°N 8.250°E / 47.500; 8.250 Aare (river) The Aare ( Swiss Standard German: [ˈaːrɛ] ) or Aar ( Swiss Standard German: [aːr] ) is the main tributary of the High Rhine (its discharge even exceeds that of the latter at their confluence ) and
200-472: The Emperor Frederick III granted the privilege of free navigation on the Limmat and on the Rhine to Zürich. Because of the current, navigation was typically downstream only, with the barges being sold on arrival. Today, the Limmat is navigable for much of its length by small craft only, with many of the hydroelectric power plants incorporating boat lifts . The traditional boat type used on
225-594: The North Sea after crossing into the Netherlands . On May 26, 2022, Indonesia West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil 's eldest child, Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz, was declared missing after being swept away by the river current. Chronologically, Eril was swimming in the river with his sister and friends. When he wanted to rise to the surface, Eril was dragged by a fairly swift current of the river which had previously received help from his friend. The search efforts involving
250-706: The canton of Bern and west of the Grimsel Pass . The Finsteraargletscher and Lauteraargletscher come together to form the Unteraargletscher (Lower Aar Glacier), which is the main source of water for the Grimselsee (Lake of Grimsel). The Oberaargletscher (Upper Aar Glacier) feeds the Oberaarsee , which also flows into the Grimselsee. The Aare leaves the Grimselsee just to the east to
275-662: The Grimsel Hospiz, below the Grimsel Pass , and then flows northwest through the Haslital , forming on the way the magnificent Handegg Waterfall, 46 m (151 ft), past Guttannen . Right after Innertkirchen it is joined by its first major tributary, the Gamderwasser. Less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) later the river carves through a limestone ridge in the Aare Gorge ( German : Aareschlucht ). It
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#1732766028758300-688: The Regional Hospital Limmattal (German: Spital Limmattal ) in Urdorf, the classification yard RBL ( Rangierbahnhof Limmattal ) provided by the SBB ;CFF FFS , the Limmattal's regional newspaper ( Limmattaler Zeitung ) and the regional gymnasium ( Gymnasium Limmattal ). The Limmattal has excellent transport links: S-Bahn Zürich is a modern rapid-transit system on the lines S3 , S9 , S12 and S17 , in addition to
325-616: The Seetal Aabach falls in on the right. A short distance further, below Brugg , it receives first the Reuss , its major tributary, and shortly afterwards the Limmat , its second strongest tributary. It now turns due north, and soon becomes itself a tributary of the Rhine , which it even surpasses in volume when the two rivers unite downstream from Koblenz (Switzerland) , opposite Waldshut in Germany. The Rhine, in turn, empties into
350-577: The country, including all of Central Switzerland . There are more than 40 hydroelectric plants along the course of the Aare. The river's name dates to at least the La Tène period , and it is attested as Nantaror "Aare valley" in the Berne zinc tablet . The name was Latinized as Arula / Arola / Araris . The Aare rises in the great Aargletschers (Aare Glaciers) of the Bernese Alps , in
375-629: The floodplains ( Dietiker Schachen ) near Wettingen accommodating more than 150 plant species and rare species as common kingfisher , little ringed plover and grass snake . The economical Region Limmattal comprises, among other communities in the districts of Dietikon (ZH) and Baden (AG), the cities and municipalities of Zürich , Oberengstringen , Unterengstringen , Schlieren , Weiningen , Urdorf , Dietikon , Bergdietikon , Geroldswil , Oetwil , Spreitenbach , Würenlos , Killwangen , Neuenhof , Wettingen , Baden , Ennetbaden , Obersiggenthal , Untersiggenthal and Turgi . The Limmattal
400-458: The longest river that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland . Its total length from its source to its junction with the Rhine comprises about 295 kilometres (183 mi), during which distance it descends 1,565 m (5,135 ft), draining an area of 17,779 km (6,865 sq mi), almost entirely within Switzerland, and accounting for close to half the area of
425-772: The major Swiss engineering feats of the 19th century, the Jura water correction , the river, which had previously rendered the countryside north of Bern a swampland through frequent flooding, was diverted by the Aare-Hagneck Canal into the Lac de Bienne . From the upper end of the lake, at Nidau , the river issues through the Nidau-Büren Canal , also called the Aare Canal, and then runs east to Büren . The lake absorbs huge amounts of eroded gravel and snowmelt that
450-640: The police search and rescue team, maritime police, fire department, and authority of the city of Bern. One week after declared missing, Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz was declared dead in absentia at the age of 22. Although on June 9, 2022, Eril's body was located. The funeral procession of Emmeril “Eril” Kahn Mumtadz took place in the family's burial ground located in Cimaung, Bandung regency, West Java. Soon after news about Eril's body brought back to his home, Indonesian netizens review bombed Aare River's Google listing, leaving negative comments and one-star ratings as if
475-584: The river brings from the Alps, and the former swamps have become fruitful plains: they are known as the "vegetable garden of Switzerland". From here the Aare flows northeast for a long distance, past the ambassador town Solothurn (below which the Grosse Emme flows in on the right), Aarburg (where it is joined by the Wigger ), Olten , Aarau , near which is the junction with the Suhre , and Wildegg, where
500-605: The river is the weidling , a flat-bottomed vessel that is usually 10 metres (33 ft) long. The uppermost stretch of the river through the centre of Zürich is navigable by rather larger vessels, albeit limited by low bridges. On this stretch of the river the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (Lake Zurich Navigation Company) operates its Limmat boat service, from the Landesmuseum to Lake Zurich , using low-profile motor boats. Located on
525-527: The services of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) , and around the city of Zürich provided by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) , the public transport operator in the city of Zurich and its suburbs. Near realization is an additional tramway called Limmattalbahn , between Zürich- Farbhof ( Altstetten ) and Killwangen- Spreitenbach , as continuation of the Zürich tram line 2 and of
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#1732766028758550-669: The south of the Old City peninsula is the Mattenschwelle [ de ] , a weir which provides water for the small Matte hydroelectric power plant . River swimming in the Aare is popular in Bern, and the river is sometimes full of bathers on summer days. The river soon changes its northwesterly flow for a due westerly direction, but after receiving the Saane or La Sarine it turns north until it nears Aarberg . There, in one of
575-497: The swamp land between Limmat and Lake Zurich around Sechseläutenplatz on small islands and peninsulas in Zürich, Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich were set on piles to protect against occasional flooding by the Linth and Jona . Zürich–Enge Alpenquai is located on Lake Zurich lakeshore in Enge , a locality of the municipality of Zürich. It was neighbored by the settlements at Kleiner Hafner and Grosser Hafner on
600-560: The west end of Lake Thun, the river indirectly receives the waters of the Kander , which has just been joined by the Simme , by the Lake of Thun. Lake Thun marks the head of navigation . On flowing out of the lake it passes through Thun , and then flows through the city of Bern , passing beneath eighteen bridges and around the steeply-flanked peninsula on which the Old City is located. To
625-460: Was thus presumably in origin the name of the plain formed by the Linth . Like many Swiss rivers, the Limmat is intensively used for production of hydroelectric power : along its course of 35 km (22 mi), its fall is used by no less than ten hydroelectric power stations . These include: Historically, the Limmat was an important navigation route. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, voyages from Zürich to Koblenz are recorded. In 1447,
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