Irgenhausen
Irgenhausen is a village (Aussenwacht) of the municipality of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Irgenhausen | |
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Irgenhausen as seen from Auslikon (April 2010) | |
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| Coordinates: 47°21.58′N 8°47.6′E / 47.35967°N 8.7933°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Pfäffikon |
| Municipality | Pfäffikon |
| Elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Population (December 2007) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8330 |
| Surrounded by | Auslikon, Kempten, Wetzikon |
| Website | www |
Geography edit
Irgenhausen is located in the district of Pfäffikon in the Zürcher Oberland on the eastern shore of the Pfäffikersee (Lake Pfäffikon).
Demographics edit
Irgenhausen belongs politically to the municipality of Pfäffikon.
History edit
In Roman era, along Pfäffikersee there was a Roman road from the vicus Centum Prata (Kempraten) on Obersee–Lake Zürich via Vitudurum (Oberwinterthur) to Tasgetium (Eschenz) to the Rhine. To secure this important transport route, the Irgenhausen Castrum was built. The native name of the fort is unknown, thus Irgenhausen was mentioned in 811 AD as Camputuna sive Irincheshusa. Maybe the castrum's name was Cambodunum, the name of the neighboring village of Kempten.
Points of interest edit
The Roman Irgenhausen Castrumis located in Irgenhausen on the shore of Pfäffikersee.[1]
Notable people edit
- Jakob Heusser (1862–1941), Swiss industrialist
References edit
- ^ Official website of the canton of Zürich: Das römische Kastell in Irgenhausen (in German)
External links edit
- Official website of the municipality of Pfäffikon (ZH) (in German)
- Irgenhausen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.