Sihl Valley ( German : Sihltal ) is a river valley and belongs to 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 .
17-627: 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 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
34-505: 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 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
51-587: 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
68-428: 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 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
85-687: The rapid called Sihlsprung situated in Schönenberg , flowing through the valley between the Zimmerberg and Albis chains. Near Sihlbrugg , the rivers passes the Sihlwald , 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
102-641: 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 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
119-556: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 550373462 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:37:28 GMT Sch%C3%B6nenberg, Zurich Schönenberg is a former municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland . On 1 January 2019
136-429: 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 the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 7% of
153-729: 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 Lake Z%C3%BCrich Too Many Requests If you report this error to
170-622: 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
187-477: 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 the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.8% of
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#1732772247942204-565: 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 the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), connects the Zimmerberg region and parts of the Sihl valley . There is also two Postauto routes(150, 160) connecting Schönenberg with
221-441: 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
238-746: 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
255-462: 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 the Teufenbach creek. Schönenberg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,832. As of 2007 , 8.9% of
272-658: 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 the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or
289-479: 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 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
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