Elgg

Elgg Castle (German: Schloss Elgg) is a castle in the municipality of Elgg in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Elgg railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Elgg. The station is located on the St. Gallen–Winterthur line and is served by trains on the Zurich S-Bahn lines S12 and S35.

Schauenberg is a hill and ruined castle near Turbenthal, canton of Zurich, at 892 m (2,927 ft) elevation. There were fortifications since the Iron Age, and since the early 13th century, there was a wooden structure, in the 1250s extended to a massive keep. The fortress was destroyed in 1344. From 1622, Zurich maintained a system of beacons as a warning system, and signals from Schauenberg could be seen at Schnabel (Albis), Pfannenstiel, Tämbrig (above Hermatswil), Uetliberg, Lägern, Zürichberg, Mörsburg, Kyburg, Stammheimerberg and even Hohenklingen.

Hofstetten is a former municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.

Ettenhausen is a village and former municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1278 as Oetenhusen. The municipality also contained the village Iltishausen. It had 321 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 395 in 1950 and 941 in 1990. In 1996 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Aadorf.

Aadorf railway station (German: Bahnhof Aadorf) is a railway station in the municipality of Aadorf, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge St. Gallen–Winterthur line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Guntershausen bei Aadorf is a village and former municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1282 as Gundolthuser tal. The municipality also contained the villages Maischhausen, Tänikon and Wittershausen. It had 473 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 400 in 1870, 656 in 1960, 1051 in 1990 and 1392 in 2008. In 1996 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Aadorf.

Schlatt bei Winterthur is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Aadorf is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. In 1996 Ettenhausen, Guntershausen bei Aadorf, and Wittenwil merged into Aadorf.

Hagenbuch is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Tänikon Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery in the village of Ettenhausen in the municipality of Aadorf in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The former abbey church and the conventual buildings, now Agrotechnorama Tänikon, are both Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

Bichelsee is a lake in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. The village of Bichelsee in the municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil is named after the lake. Of the surface of 0.092 km², 5/6 are located in the canton of Thurgau, the remainder in the canton of Zurich.