Hirzel, Switzerland

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Hirzel is a small village in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, best known as the birthplace of "Heidi" author Johanna Spyri and for its scenic, rural landscape.

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instanceOf village
writer
birthplaceOf Johanna Spyri NERFINISHED
climate temperate oceanic climate
continent Europe
country Switzerland
distanceTo about 20 km south of Zürich
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~680 metres
formerMunicipalityOf canton of Zürich NERFINISHED
governingBodyBeforeMerger municipal council of Hirzel NERFINISHED
hasArea about 9.7 square kilometres
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Hirzel
hasEconomicActivity commuter residential community
hasFeature rolling countryside
scattered farmhouses
hasHeritageSite Johanna Spyri memorial NERFINISHED
hasLandUse agriculture
dairy farming
hasMunicipalCode 0133
hasParishChurch Reformed Church of Hirzel NERFINISHED
hasTransportConnection road to Horgen
road to Wädenswil
hasViewOf Alps NERFINISHED
Lake Zürich basin
ISO3166-2Subdivision CH-ZH
knownFor birthplace of Johanna Spyri
rural landscape
scenic hills and pastures
localDialect Swiss German
locatedBetween Zug NERFINISHED
Zürich NERFINISHED
locatedIn canton of Zürich NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeUnit district of Horgen
locatedInGeographicalFeature Albis hills NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Zimmerberg region NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Lake Zürich NERFINISHED
Sihl Valley NERFINISHED
mergedInto Horgen, Switzerland NERFINISHED
mergerDate 2018
notableWork Heidi NERFINISHED
officialLanguage German
partOf Horgen, Switzerland NERFINISHED
population around 2000 (before 2018 merger)
postalCode 8816

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Johanna placeOfBirth Hirzel, Switzerland
subject surface form: Johanna Spyri