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Kappel am Albis
Canton	Zurich
District	Affoltern-am-Albis
Coordinates	47°14′N 8°31′E
Population	846   (December 2005)
Area	7.87 km²
Elevation	573 m
Postal code	8926
SFOS number	0006
Mayor	M. Jack Schneebeli
Website	www.kappel-am-albis.ch
Kappel am Albis

Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the Swiss in the canton of Zurich, located in the cistrict of Affoltern. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... 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 Affoltern is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... 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. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... 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 Locator_Dot. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... The District of Affoltern is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ...

Its name of Kappel (German: chapel) is specified by "onthe Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland. The Albis is a chain of hills in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, stretching for some 19 km from Sihlbrugg in the south to Waldegg near Zurich in the north. ...

The settlement was founded in 1185 as a Cistercian monastery which today houses a seminar centre ["Haus der Stille und Besinnung"] (House for Peace and Recoupment) and Der Alte Post (The Old Post Office) a fine restaurant indeed. Events April 25 - Genpei War - Naval battle of Dan-no-ura leads to Minamoto victory in Japan Templars settle in London and begin the building of New Temple Church End of the Heian Period and beginning of the Kamakura period in Japan. ... The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...

It was the location of the Wars of Kappel in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the Reformation of Huldrych Zwingli. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser and can be seen to the right of the road on the Kappel am Albis website picture at Näfenhäuser with Zwingli monument. The wars of Kappel (Kappelerkriege) were two armed conflicts fought near Kappel am Albis between the Protestant and the Catholic cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy during the reformation in Switzerland. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate and population of Zürich in the 1520s. ... Huldrych (or Ulrich) Zwingli (January 1, 1484 – October 11, 1531) was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland, and founder of the Swiss Reformed Churches. ...

[edit] External links

• (German) Official webpage

Municipalities in the district of Affoltern, Switzerland

Aeugst am Albis | Affoltern am Albis | Bonstetten | Hausen am Albis | Hedingen | Kappel am Albis | Knonau | Maschwanden | Mettmenstetten | Obfelden | Ottenbach | Rifferswil | Stallikon | Wettswil am Albis Image File history File links Zurich-coat_of_arms. ... The District of Affoltern is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Aeugst am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Affoltern am Albis is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Bonstetten is a municipality in the district of Affoltern, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Hausen am Albis is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Hedingen is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Knonau is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Maschwanden is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Mettmenstetten is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Obfelden is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Ottenbach is a municipality in the district of Affoltern, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Rifferswil is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Stallikon is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Wettswil am Albis is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ...

Canton of Zürich | Districts of Canton Zürich | Municipalities of the canton of Zurich The Canton of Zürich (German: Kanton ) 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 Swiss canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population of about 1. ...