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Zurzach

Country:
Switzerland
State:
Aargau
City:
Zurzach
Type of Location:
Multiple
About Location

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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By Air

Airports nearest to Zurzach are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Schafhausen Airport (distanced approximately 20 km)
Zurich Airport (distanced approximately 24 km)
Fricktal-Schupfart Airport (distanced approximately 28 km)
Blumberg Airport (distanced approximately 34 km)
Dubendorf Airport (distanced approximately 34 km)

By Train

Trains of SBB trains travel to Baden, Waldshut and Winterthur; Waldshut in affiliation with the DB -speed trains to Basel.

By Bus

A bus line leading to Brugg, a regional bus company the bus after Zurzach Baldingen and Sudbadenbus line to Tiengen.Zurzach in itself is a free bus connects the neighborhoods with the center and with Rietheim.

By Road

Zurzach is located on the main road 7 between Basel and Winterthur.The east-west through traffic squeezed until a few years through the historic center.Today, however provides a tunnel along the Rhine for relief.The north-south traffic artery through the Zurziberg and the Rhine bridge Zurzach-Rhine home to Germany still leads through the town and continues to wait for a solution.

Key places to visit
St. Verena cathedral, Reformed Zurzach Church, Hofli District Museum, water park Zurzach, Kirchlibuck, Barzmuhle

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Places to Visit

St. Verena cathedral

The Verena Minster is one for the Saint Verena named parish and former collegiate church in Bad Zurzach, Canton Aargau, Switzerland, the average age was an important pilgrimage center.The predecessor is the 5th Century back.He was over the grave of St. Verena in a Roman cemetery.After the collapse of the church was the early Romanesque nave by 1000.The restoration of 1975/76 made the unadjusted changes from the 19th Century reversed again.The excavations under the church in the same year brought the early medieval grave church, the Roman road, body tombs from the 1st to 4 Century burials and around 600 AD produced.Even today, the Holy Verena is particularly at first September from people seeking help to visit, albeit in far lesser extent than in the Middle Ages.

Reformed Zurzach Church

The Reformed Church Zurzach is the Reformed church building in Bad Zurzach in the Swiss canton of Aargau.It belongs to the Reformed congregation Zurzach, in addition to the Reformed inhabitants of the borough of congregations Zurzach Bobikon, Mellikon, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rumikon and Wislikofen covers.Since the Reformation Zurzach was equal.By 1700, the Reformed decided to build his own church.It was designed by Zurich architects Matthias Vogel built from 1716 and 1724 was inaugurated.She is one of the first Reformed Churches in Switzerland with a transept.

Hofli District Museum

Bad Zurzach lies on the River Rhine, which forms the boundary between Switzerland and Germany and has an exceptionally rich history.The district museum (Bezirksmuseum ‘Hofli’) documents the development and history of the town and district and has a particular focus on artefacts from Roman times.From the late Middle Ages onwards, Zurzach turned into an important market town.A section of the museum is devoted to the part played in the town’s development by the textile industry and the famous Zuberbuhler Company.The exhibits are wide ranging and include agriculture and handicrafts.

water park Zurzach

The combination of light, water and music is a fascinating element.The water play is during the summer months, every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening to admire in the park.The screenings are free.April-October (exact game times you ask for Zurzach Tourismus AG).

Kirchlibuck

On a plateau near the Rhine transition to Germany are striking remains of a late Roman fort.The term "Kirchlibuck" refers to the early Christian church, here in after the Romans left fifth Century was built.Their foundations, a baptismal font (Baptistery) and parts of an adjacent building are also visible yet.Adjacent is the Verena and Mauritius chapel whose construction dates back to the first millennium.Inside was a series of paintings is about the life of Saint Verena (around 1620).The quaint, tree-surrounded meadow away from the major traffic invites you to stay calm.

Barzmuhle

The Mill on the River Rhine in the Barz about 1.5 km below the patch Zurzach contains a grain-growing museum and a forge which can be visited.Also suitable for cocktail parties and family celebrations.

Right Time to Visit

June - October

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