Usually Tösstal is the name of the upper Töss valley, i.e. its narrow, valley-like area in the southeast of the city of Winterthur. The river Töss rises at Tössstock mountain (el. 1,154 m) flows along the valley including the municipalities and villages of Steg, Lipperschwändi and Wellenau (villages of Fischenthal), Bauma, Juckern, Blitterswil, Saland, Tablat, Wila, Turbenthal, Zell, Rikon, Kollbrunn, and Sennhof near Winterthur. The Tösstal is a popular recreation area and well known for hiking tours in the surrounding mountains as Schnebelhorn and Hulftegg pass, and for skating and biking along Töss.
First settlement of the upper Töss valley by Celts is considered probable. After the Romans had withdrawn from the area of Winterthur (Vitudurum), the Alemanni advanced into the Töss valley. In the 19th century, water power was the basis of a flourishing textile industry that settled along the course of the river.[1] The poor smallholder population earned money by carving wooden spoons in addition to working in the factories, which earned the region the name Chellenland (Swiss German: Chelle = English: cooking spoon). The water power of the Töss, however, also repeatedly caused flooding and brought much destruction to the region.
In 1876, the Töss Valley Railway was completed, connecting the cities of Winterthur and Rapperswil. The driving force behind its realisation was the Swiss railway builder Adolf Guyer-Zeller, who also initiated the construction of the Jungfrau Railway. Until 1956, the steam railway was one of the last still in operation in Switzerland; to this day, the Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland still runs steam locomotives on the Hinwil-Bauma line.
Transportationedit
The Tösstalstrasse (motorway) was built in 1837, the Tösstalbahn (S26) opened in 1872/76.
Literatureedit
Hans Bernhard: Wirtschafts- und Siedelungsgeographie des Tösstales. In: Jahresberichte der Geographisch-Ethnographischen Gesellschaft in Zürich, Vol. 11, 1910-1911 (Digitalisat)
töss, valley, german, tösstal, valley, region, canton, zürich, switzerland, töss, valley, bäretswilwinterthur, wülflingenrorbastössegg, confluence, töss, left, rhine, freienstein, teufencontents, geography, history, transportation, literature, references, exte. The Toss Valley German Tosstal is a valley and a region of the canton of Zurich in Switzerland Toss valley at BaretswilWinterthur WulflingenRorbasTossegg confluence of the Toss to the left and Rhine at Freienstein TeufenContents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Transportation 4 Literature 5 References 6 External linksGeography editThe valley embraces parts of the Zurcher Oberland including the districts of Hinwil Pfaffikon and Winterthur in addition to parts of the Zurcher Unterland lower Toss valley Usually Tosstal is the name of the upper Toss valley i e its narrow valley like area in the southeast of the city of Winterthur The river Toss rises at Tossstock mountain el 1 154 m flows along the valley including the municipalities and villages of Steg Lipperschwandi and Wellenau villages of Fischenthal Bauma Juckern Blitterswil Saland Tablat Wila Turbenthal Zell Rikon Kollbrunn and Sennhof near Winterthur The Tosstal is a popular recreation area and well known for hiking tours in the surrounding mountains as Schnebelhorn and Hulftegg pass and for skating and biking along Toss The lower Toss valley includes the widely flattened parts in the west of Winterthur it compromises the quarters of Winterthur called Toss and Wulflingen the municipalities Neftenbach Pfungen Dattlikon Embrach Rorbas Freienstein and Teufen where the Toss joins the Rhine at Tossegg History editFirst settlement of the upper Toss valley by Celts is considered probable After the Romans had withdrawn from the area of Winterthur Vitudurum the Alemanni advanced into the Toss valley In the 19th century water power was the basis of a flourishing textile industry that settled along the course of the river 1 The poor smallholder population earned money by carving wooden spoons in addition to working in the factories which earned the region the name Chellenland Swiss German Chelle English cooking spoon The water power of the Toss however also repeatedly caused flooding and brought much destruction to the region In 1876 the Toss Valley Railway was completed connecting the cities of Winterthur and Rapperswil The driving force behind its realisation was the Swiss railway builder Adolf Guyer Zeller who also initiated the construction of the Jungfrau Railway Until 1956 the steam railway was one of the last still in operation in Switzerland to this day the Dampfbahn Verein Zurcher Oberland still runs steam locomotives on the Hinwil Bauma line Transportation editThe Tosstalstrasse motorway was built in 1837 the Tosstalbahn S26 opened in 1872 76 Literature editHans Bernhard Wirtschafts und Siedelungsgeographie des Tosstales In Jahresberichte der Geographisch Ethnographischen Gesellschaft in Zurich Vol 11 1910 1911 Digitalisat Kurt Hutter et al Das Tosstal Birkenhalde Verlag 2007 ISBN 978 3 905172 49 2 References edit From a pioneering business to a leading industrial enterprise 19 January 2017 Retrieved 8 May 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tosstal 47 21 01 N 8 56 06 E 47 35028 N 8 93500 E 47 35028 8 93500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toss Valley amp oldid 1019083256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
