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Encyclopedia > Egg, Switzerland

Coordinates: 47°18′N, 8°41′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Egg
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Uster
47°18′N, 8°41′E
Population 7,707  (December 2003)
  - Density 532 /km² (206 /sq.mi.)
Area 14.48 km² (5.6 sq mi)
Elevation 545 m (1,788 ft)
Postal code 8132
SFOS number 0192
Surrounded by Gossau, Grüningen, Herrliberg, Maur, Meilen, Mönchaltorf, Oetwil am See, Uetikon am See
Website www.egg.ch
Egg (Switzerland)
Egg

Egg is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Valais Ticino Graubünden (Grisons) Geneva Vaud Neuchâtel Jura Berne Thurgau Zurich Aargau Lucerne Solothurn Basel-Land Schaffhausen Uri Schwyz Glarus St. ... The Swiss canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population of about 1. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... The district of Uster is a stamped urban district in Swiss canton of Zürich. ... 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August _ September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2003. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... The following is a list of the municipalities in Switzerland, listed alphabetically. ... Grüningen is a municipality in the district of Hinwil, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Herrliberg is a municipality near Zürich, Switzerland. ... Maur is a municipality in the district of Uster, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Meilen is a town near Zürich, Switzerland. ... Categories: | ... Oetwil am See is a municipality in the district of Meilen, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Uetikon am See (also spelled Üetikon am See) is a municipality near Zürich, Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... The district of Uster is a stamped urban district in Swiss canton of Zürich. ... Valais Ticino Graubünden (Grisons) Geneva Vaud Neuchâtel Jura Berne Thurgau Zurich Aargau Lucerne Solothurn Basel-Land Schaffhausen Uri Schwyz Glarus St. ... The Swiss canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population of about 1. ...


It has a population of 7,800 (2003) in an area of 14.5 square kilometres. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Geography

  • Lowest elevation: Greifensee 438 m
  • Highest elevation: Pfannenstiel 853 m

Greifensee is a small lake 20 km to the northeast of Lake Zurich and the city of Zurich. ...

Districts

There are three villages in Egg: Hinteregg (population: 1,500), Egg (population: 4,800) and Esslingen (population: 1,500). There are also smaller settlements (called Aussenwacht): Rällikon, Innervollikon, Usservollikon, Niederesslingen, Rohr, Schaubigen, Eichholz, Neuhaus, and Guldenen. Esslingen is a village in the municipality of Egg, Switzerland, in the canton of Zürich. ...


Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows two entwined hands in blue, coming out of silver clouds. It was created at the beginning of the 19th century, influenced by the French Revolution. It symbolizes the motto of the Revolution: Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood. The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on...


External links

  • Official Page (German)

  Image File history File links Zurich-coat_of_arms. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Article about "Egg" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (381 words)
The most commonly-used bird eggs are those from the chicken, duck and goose, but smaller eggs such as quail eggs are occasionally used as a gourmet ingredient, as are the largest bird eggs, from ostriches.
Eggs are frequently used in both sweet and savoury dishes as a source of protein and/or to bind the other ingredients in a recipe together.
Eggs may also be pickled, hard-boiled and refrigerated, or eaten raw, though the latter is not recommended for people who may be susceptible to salmonella, such as the old, the infirm or pregnant women.
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