Sihlbrugg is a village and important transportation node between the cantons of Zug (ZG) and Zürich (ZH) in Switzerland .
20-822: Sihlbrugg is located in the Sihl Valley , at a point where the Sihl river is bridged by the road between Zug and Wädenswil . The village lies between the Albis chain and the Zimmerberg region serving as watershed between the Sihl and Lorze rivers. The village is located in the south of the so-called Sihlzopf and in the east of the Hirzel Pass . Sihlbrugg is shared by the municipalities of Baar (ZG) , Hausen am Albis (ZH) , Hirzel (ZH) and Neuheim (ZG) . Administratively
40-575: A few apartment buildings situated in the village. For centuries, the village was a small hamlet with a bridge crossing the Sihl river nearby the Lorze river. Sihlbrugg is a nodal point of the SBB-CFF-FFS and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) railways. Sihlbrugg Dorf (Sihlwald) is the terminal station of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S4 (SZU). It is also important as terminal of
60-490: Is a former municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland . On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg merged into the municipality of Wädenswil . Schönenberg has an area of 11 km (4.2 sq mi). Of this area, 77.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and
80-495: Is extensively wooded, but also cultivated and heavily populated in its lower parts. The Sihl ( German pronunciation: [ˈsiːl] ) is the name of a 68 km (42 mi) long river located in the cantons of Schwyz (SZ) and Zürich (ZH) . The valley compromises parts of the districts of Einsiedeln (SZ) (upper Sihl valley), Horgen (ZH) and Zürich . The region of the valley comprises about 250 km (97 sq mi). Sihl rises at Drusberg near Hoch-Ybrig in
100-515: The A4 motorway between the canton of Zug and the canton of Zürich, and as node of five regional streets in the Sihltal to Zürich , Langnau am Albis , Wädenswil (Hirzel Pass) and to the canton of Zug. 47°13′03″N 8°34′37″E / 47.2176°N 8.5770°E / 47.2176; 8.5770 Sihl Valley Sihl Valley ( German : Sihltal ) is a river valley and belongs to
120-596: The Zimmerberg -Sihltal region located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich , Switzerland . Commonly Sihltal is used as the name of the Lower Sihl Valley , i.e. the area in the southwest of the city of Zürich . The area alongside Lake Zürich had been formed as the left moraine of the Ice Age glacier, the bed of which is now the Lake Zürich and the valley of the Sihl. Sihl valley
140-483: The secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 232 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 58 businesses in this sector. As of 2007 37.2% of the working population were employed full-time, and 62.8% were employed part-time. As of 2008 there were 595 Catholics and 975 Protestants in Schönenberg. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From
160-633: The 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13.3%), the SPS (10.2%) and the CSP (9.2%). The age distribution of the population (as of 2000 ) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.7%. In Schönenberg about 81% of
180-520: The Teufenbach creek. Schönenberg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,832. As of 2007 , 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (96.5%), with French being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.8%). In
200-516: The canton of Schwyz, passes the 8.5 km (5.3 mi) long Sihlsee near Einsiedeln , Sunnegg near Biberbrugg and Schindellegi . Now it enters the canton of Zurich, nearby Samstagern passing Hütten and the rapid called Sihlsprung situated in Schönenberg , flowing through the valley between the Zimmerberg and Albis chains. Near Sihlbrugg , the rivers passes the Sihlwald ,
220-482: The census , 57.1% were some type of Protestant, with 54.5% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 2.6% belonging to other Protestant churches. 30.7% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 1.4% belonged to another religion (not listed), 1.8% did not give a religion, and 8.8% were atheist or agnostic. The Zimmerberg bus line ( Zimmerbergbus ), provided by
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#1732780434743240-810: The city of Zürich, the biggest city in Switzerland, within 1.5 hours (Leimbach), its inner city (2 hours) and Zürich-Altstetten within 3 hours. As part of a floristic mapping, the territory of the Sihl Valley between the city of Zürich and Höhronen was mapped by the Institute for the conservation of the Canton of Zürich on an area of 249 km2. The so-called report "Flora des Sihltals von der Stadt Zürich bis zum Höhronen" includes 2109 species, including 611 frequent crops and ornamental plants or accidentally introduced species which grow wild at most locally and in
260-752: The largest remaining deciduous forest of the Swiss Plateau , located between Sihlbrugg and Zürich-Leimbach . The Sihl flows in Zürich underneath Zürich Hauptbahnhof – parts of the train station are built below the Sihl – before joining the Limmat at Platzspitz park located at the Swiss National Museum . The break of the concrete dam of the Sihlsee could lead, according to studies, to an 8 m (26 ft) high flood wave reaching
280-655: The line S4 (SZU) and a stop on the line S21 to Zürich Hauptbahnhof (VBZ). Nearby the city of Zürich, additional bus lines are provided by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich . It is also important as terminal of the A4 motorway between Zug and the canton of Zürich, and of five regional streets in the Sihltal to Zürich, Zug, Langnau am Albis and to Wädenswil ( Hirzel Pass ). 47°16′N 8°34′E / 47.267°N 8.567°E / 47.267; 8.567 Sch%C3%B6nenberg, Zurich Schönenberg
300-563: The local public transportation in the Sihl valley, in addition to the Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg (LAF for short or commonly Felseneggbahn ), an aerial tramway connecting Adliswil and Felsenegg . Sihlbrugg train station is a nodal point of the SBB-CFF-FFS - Gotthardbahn and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) railways. Sihlbrugg Dorf (Sihlwald) is the terminal station of the Zürich S-Bahn on
320-421: The population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). There are 670 households in Schönenberg. Schönenberg has an unemployment rate of 1.05%. As of 2005 , there were 167 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 58 businesses involved in this sector. 103 people are employed in
340-411: The remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 7% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.2%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1.3% of the area. As of 2007 3.2% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Teufenbachweiher is a reservoir on
360-442: The short term. 1498 species are, or were at least 30 years during the last 160 years in stable populations exist. Of which 177 or 13% are now extinct, and 284 have been re-introduced and introduced. In all, the flora has become more species-ric, however, 42% of the previous species have decreased and only 30% show an increasing trend. Sihltal is a well-known recreation area and popular for hiking and biking tours along Sihl and in
380-746: The surrounding hills between the chains of Höhronen , Albis - Felsenegg and Zimmerberg . The term "Region Zimmerberg -Sihltal" usually refers to the mountain, the area and plateau between Kilchberg – Richterswil – Samstagern on Lake Zürich and the Shil valley. This region includes the municipalities respectively villages of Adliswil , Hirzel , Horgen , Hütten , Kilchberg , Langnau am Albis , Oberrieden , Richterswil , Rüschlikon , Samstagern , Schönenberg , Sihlbrugg , Thalwil and Wädenswil . The lower Sihl valley has an excellent local transportation network: Zimmerberg bus line ( Zimmerbergbus ) and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) are providing
400-466: The village belongs to Baar in the canton of Zug, and is known as Sihlbrugg Dorf to distinguish it from the nearby hamlet Sihlbrugg Station , which belongs completely to the municipality of Horgen in the canton of Zürich. The commercial and industrial area is majority-owned by the municipality of Baar. In addition, gas stations, hotels and catering facilities are located in Sihlbrugg; there are only
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