Pfäffikon, Schwyz

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Municipality in Schwyz, Switzerland

Pfäffikon

Municipality

Coat of arms

Location of Pfäffikon

Country| Switzerland
Canton| Schwyz
District| Höfe
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
ISO 3166 code| CH-SZ
Website| www.freienbach.ch

Pfäffikon at the Lake of Zurich Aerial view of Hurden, Pfäffikon from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1924)

Pfäffikon is a former municipality and principal town of the municipality of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Together with Wollerau, Pfäffikon is considered the principal town of the district (Bezirk) of Höfe and the center of the region of Ausserschwyz. The former farm town is known for its focus on hedge funds. With 7,200 residents, Pfäffikon is the third biggest town in the canton after Küssnacht and Einsiedeln.

## Politics

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Pfäffikon, together with Wilen bei Wollerau, Freienbach, Bäch and Hurden, form the Municipality of Freienbach.

In 1848, Pfäffikon lost its independent status and was subsequently merged into Freienbach.

## Education

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Pfäffikon offers 8 kindergartens, 3 primary schools and one secondary school, as well as one of the two cantonwide schools and an open university.

Private schools:

* SIS Swiss International School, Pfäffikon-Schwyz[1]

## Transportation

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The municipality is located on the A3 motorway.

Pfäffikon SZ railway station is a terminal of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S5, a stop on the line S40 heading to Rapperswil, and on the lines S2, S8 and S25 via Horgen on the left side of Lake Zurich. Journey times from Zürich Hauptbahnhof vary from 25 minutes to over 40 minutes.[2]

## People

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* Gabriela Sabatini (born 1970), Argentine tennis player
* Beatrice Egli (born 1988), singer

## References

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1. ^ "Pfäffikon-Schwyz Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine." SIS Swiss International School. Retrieved on February 9, 2016. "Eichenstrasse 8808 Pfäffikon SZ"
2. ^ "Zürich–Thalwil–Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-08-07.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pfäffikon.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pfäffikon.

* Municipality of Freienbach/Pfäffikon
* Pfäffikon as it was years ago.

47°12′N 8°46′E﻿ / ﻿47.200°N 8.767°E﻿ / 47.200; 8.767

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Lake Zurich (Zürichsee)

* Switzerland
* Canton of Zürich
* Horgen
* Meilen
* Zürich
* Canton of St. Gallen
* See-Gaster
* Canton of Schwyz
* Höfe
* March

Settlements|

* Altendorf
* Au
* Bäch
* Erlenbach
* Feldbach
* Feldmeilen
* Freienbach
* Herrliberg
* Horgen
* Hurden
* Kehlhof
* Kilchberg
* Küsnacht
* Lachen
* Männedorf
* Meilen
* Oberrieden
* Pfäffikon
* Rapperswil-Jona
* Bollingen
* Busskirch
* Jona
* Kempraten
* Rapperswil
* Richterswil
* Rüschlikon
* Schmerikon
* Stäfa
* Thalwil
* Tuggen
* Uerikon
* Uetikon
* Wädenswil
* Wangen
* Nuolen
* Zollikon
* Zurich
* Altstadt
* Enge
* Seefeld
* Wollishofen

| Archeological|

* Centum Prata
* Pile Dwellings
* Enge Alpenquai
* Feldbach
* Hurden Seefeld
* Kleiner Hafner
* Rorenhaab
* Rosshorn
* Technikum
* Vorder Au
* Winkel
* Turicum

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Islands|

* Au Peninsula
* Bauschänzli
* Grosser Hafner
* Hurden Peninsula
* Lützelau
* Saffa
* Ufenau

Rivers|

* Jona
* Limmat
* Linth
* Schmerikoner Aa
* Sihl
* Steinenbach
* Wägitaler Aa

Valleys|

* Küsnachter Tobel
* Limmattal
* Sihltal

Mountains|

* Adlisberg
* Albis
* Buechberg
* Etzel
* Pfannenstiel
* Uetliberg
* Zimmerberg
* Zürichberg

Landmarks|

* Felsenegg
* Frauenwinkel
* Ganymed statue
* Goldküste
* Hurden canal
* Lindenhof (Rapperswil)
* Obersee
* Quaibrücke
* Rapperswil–Hurden bridge
* Seedamm
* Zürichhorn

| Buildings|

* Alt Rapperswil Castle
* Alt Wädenswil Castle
* Au Castle
* Bollingen Tower
* Grynau Castle
* Heilig Hüsli
* Pavillon Le Corbusier
* Pfäffikon Castle
* Rapperswil Castle
* Saint John's parish church
* Wulp Castle
* Wurmsbach Abbey

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Parks/Resorts|

* Frauenbad Stadthausquai
* Zürich Quaianlagen
* Arboretum
* Belvoir Park
* Bürkliplatz
* Chinagarten
* Mythenquai
* Sechseläutenplatz
* Tiefenbrunnen
* Utoquai

Transportation|

* Forchbahn
* Horgen–Meilen ferry
* LAF cable car
* St. Gallen S-Bahn
* SZU
* VBZ
* Voralpen Express
* VZO
* Zimmerbergbus
* Lake Zurich Navigation Company
* Zürich S-Bahn
* ZVV

| VBZ tram lines|

* 2
* 4
* 5
* 8
* 9
* 11
* 15

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Lake Zurich left-bank railway line|

* S2
* S8
* S24
* S25

Lake Zurich right-bank railway line|

* S6
* S7
* S16
* S20

Rapperswil–Pfäffikon railway line|

* S5
* S40

Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke railway line|

* S4
* S6
* S17

Railway stations|

* Altendorf
* Au ZH
* Bäch
* Blumenau
* Bollingen
* Erlenbach ZH
* Feldbach
* Freienbach SBB
* Herrliberg-Feldmeilen
* Horgen
* Hurden
* Kempraten
* Kilchberg
* Küsnacht Goldbach
* Küsnacht ZH
* Lachen
* Männedorf
* Meilen
* Oberrieden
* Pfäffikon SZ
* Rapperswil
* Richterswil
* Rüschlikon
* Schmerikon
* Stäfa
* Thalwil
* Uerikon
* Uetikon
* Wädenswil
* Winkel am Zürichsee
* Zollikon
* Zürich Stadelhofen
* Zürich Tiefenbrunnen
* Zürich Wollishofen

People|

* Gerold Späth
* House of Rapperswil
* Elisabeth
* Johann I
* Johann II
* Lydia Escher
* Rudolf Brun

| Media|

* Obersee Nachrichten
* Radio Zürisee
* Zürichsee-Zeitung

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* 2

National|

* Germany
* 2
* United States
* 2
* Czech Republic
* Israel
* 2

Other|

* Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

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