Uetliberg

Oppidum Uetliberg was a La Tène era oppidum located near the top of the hill Uetliberg in what is now the Swiss canton of Zurich (Stallikon municipality, just outside the city of Zurich). It is one of the most important Iron Age fortifications in Switzerland, dating the very early La Tène or the late Hallstatt period (c. 500 BC). Early excavations on the Üetliberg were made in the 1830s and 1860s. A 5th century BC burial field was destroyed when the Üetliberg railway was built in 1874. The fortified area was at a height of between 820 and 873 metres above sea level, surrounded by a system of earth walls extending to a maximal width of up to 2 km. Outside the settlement area the so-called Fürstengrab Sonnenbühl, a rich burial of a 5th-century BC female. The toponym Uetliberg itself may continue the Celtic name of the site, although its exact derivation remains uncertain. The top of mount Uetliberg was settled from at least the Neolithic, amply documented in a total of some 60,000 small finds, the oldest artefacts dating to about 4000 BC. There was a village-like settlement on the site by the late Bronze Age (Urnfield culture). The fortifications were built in the 5th century BC, corresponding to the early Celtic culture which would emerge as the Helvetii in Roman ethnography of the 1st century BC. The walls had a height of up to 14 m and a width of up to 35 m, enclosing a large settlement on the slope, with two inner rings of fortifications protecting the core areas, one at Aegerten–Plateau (now the site of the Üetliberg television tower), the other at Uto Kulm (now the site of the look-out tower). The fortifications presumably remained in use for more than four centuries, until the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC. In the 1st century BC, a smaller oppidum was built on the level of the lake, at the Limmat (Lindenhof hill). By 15 BC, the site came to lie on the border of the Roman provinces of Raetia and Germania superior. The hill fortress was presumably now manned by a Roman garrison protecting the tax collection point at vicus of Turicum at the egress of Lake Zurich. The hill fortress presumably retained some strategic importance until the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century. It is probable that the same site was again fortified as a refuge fort in the Early Middle Ages by the Alemanni and the later Carolingian rulers. This was a purely military fortress, much smaller than the fortified settlement of the Iron Age. The fortress was eventually extended into a medieval castle (the Uotelenburg, Üetliburg) in the 10th to 12th centuries, owned by the lords of Regensberg, and finally destroyed by Zurich, at the time allied with Rudolf von Habsburg, in a war with the house of Regensberg.

Uetliberg TV-tower is a 186.7-metre-high (613 ft) freestanding concrete TV-Tower on Uetliberg, near Zürich, Switzerland, built in 1990. The tower is used for radio and TV transmission. It is owned by Swisscom and generally not accessible to the public.

Uetliberg is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near to the summit of the Uetliberg mountain. The station is the terminus of the Uetliberg line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). It is located within the municipality of Stallikon, although the adjacent mountain-top is divided between Stallikon and the city of Zürich.The station dates back to 1875, when the Uetlibergbahn-Gesellschaft opened its line from Bahnhof Selnau in Zürich to the summit of the Uetliberg mountain. The line was electrified using the direct current system in 1923.The station is served by the following passenger trains: The station lies some 650 m (2,130 ft) from, and 56 m (184 ft) below, the summit of the Uetliberg, to which it is linked by a footpath. It has two terminal tracks, and a substantial station building, including a restaurant.

Zürich Triemli (German: Zürich Triemli) is a railway station in the west of the Swiss city of Zürich, in the city's Friesenberg quarter. The station is on the Uetliberg line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU).The station is served by the following passenger trains: Situated on a single track line, the station had a passing loop and two platforms, prior to renovation of the station. Besides being served by through trains between Zürich HB and Uetliberg railway stations, Triemli is also the terminus of a more frequent suburban shuttle service from Zurich HB. The station is adjacent to the Triemli Hospital, one of Zürich's main hospitals, and there is direct access from the station platform to the hospital site. A level crossing carries Hohensteinweg across the line immediately to the west of the station. The station is some 400 metres (1,300 ft) on foot from the Triemli terminus of routes 9 and 14 of the Zürich tram system, which lies at a lower level on the other side of the hospital site.

Ringlikon is a railway station situated near the village of Ringlikon in the municipality of Uitikon in Switzerland. The station is on the Uetliberg line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU).The station is served by the following passenger trains: The station has a passing loop and two side platforms, and has no station buildings. Ringlikon village, which is some 700 m (2,300 ft) distant and 50 m (160 ft) lower, is linked to the station by a footpath.

Triemli Hospital, also known in German as Stadtspital Triemli or Triemlispital, is a major hospital in the Swiss city of Zürich. The hospital is located in the western suburbs of the city, in the Friesenberg quarter and the Wiedikon district.Triemli Hospital is a municipal central hospital owned and run by the city of Zürich. It offers its services to patients with all classes of medical insurance. Besides accepting patients from within the city, as a central hospital it also accepts patients forwarded from neighbouring hospitals in the cantons of Glarus, Grisons, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Uri, Zug and Zürich.

Stallikon is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Knabenschiessen is a traditional target shooting competition in Zürich, held on the second weekend of September each year. The festival, officially held for the first time in 1889, is one of the oldest in Switzerland, dating back to the 17th century.The competition is open to 13- to 17-year-olds who either reside or are enrolled in a school in the canton of Zürich. Originally reserved for boys (Knaben), the competition has been open to female participants since 1991. The shooting is with the Swiss Army ordnance rifle, SIG SG 550. The competition is held in the shooting range at Albisgütli to the south-west of the city center, on the slope of Uetliberg. It is surrounded by a large fair.

Zürich Schweighof (German: Zürich Schweighof) is a railway station in the west of the Swiss city of Zürich, on Schweighofstrasse in the city's Friesenberg quarter. The station is on the Uetliberg line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU).The station is served by the following passenger trains: The station has a single track, and a single platform. The only building is a simple shelter on the platform. Immediately to the west of the station, the line crosses Schweighofstrasse by means of a level crossing.

Friesenberg was a quarter in the district 3 of Zürich.

Zürich Friesenberg (German: Zürich Friesenberg) is a railway station in the west of the Swiss city of Zürich, in the city's Friesenberg quarter. The station is on the Uetliberg line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU).The station is served by the following passenger trains: The station has a single track and a single platform, although the line widens into a two track dynamic passing loop on the opposite side of the level crossing on the downhill side of the station. This level crossing is notable as the Uetliberg line, electrified at 1200 V DC, is crossed here by route 32 of the Zürich trolleybus system, electrified at 600 V DC.

The ruins of the castle Manegg are situated on the eastern slopes of the Albis range in the canton of Zürich, near Leimbach.