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Discover Rafz
Rafz in Bezirk Bülach (Canton of Zurich) with it's 3,233 citizens is a town in Switzerland about 69 mi (or 110 km) north-east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Rafz is now 01:42 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Rafz, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Zürich Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Monastic Island of Reichenau in Germany at a distance of 25 mi (or 40 km). The closest in Switzerland is Abbey of St Gall in a distance of 41 mi (or 40 km), East. We discovered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lottstetten, Jestetten, Dettighofen, Bulach and Schaffhausen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 72% |
Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 44% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Romantik Hotel Gasthof Hirschen
Hofgut Albführen
Riverside
Hotel Löwen
HOTEL ZUM GOLDENEN KOPF
Rheinfall
Zak Hotel & Backpackers
Videos from this area
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A50 Umfahrung Glattfelden (CH)
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Thursday June 6 - 2014 Hundeabenteuerland Eglisau
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Eglisau railway station
Eglisau is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Eglisau. The station is located on the Winterthur to Koblenz line at that line's junction with the Eglisau to Neuhausen line. It is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S5, S22 and S41. Between Eglisau and Hüntwangen-Wil, the next station on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line, the railway crosses the Eglisau railway bridge over the Rhine.
Lottstetten railway station
Lottstetten is a railway station in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and municipality of Lottstetten. Despite its location in Germany, the station is located on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) that crosses the international border twice on its route between the Swiss cantons of Zurich and Schaffhausen. The station is operated by the SBB and is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S22.
Rafz railway station
Rafz is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Rafz. The station is located on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) that crosses the international border twice on its route between the Swiss cantons of Zurich and Schaffhausen. The station is operated by the SBB and is the terminus of Zurich S-Bahn line S5 from Zurich, and an intermediate stop on the S22 between Bülach and Schaffhausen.
Hüntwangen-Wil railway station
Hüntwangen-Wil is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station location straddles the municipalities of Eglisau and Hüntwangen, but takes its name from Hüntwangen and the adjoining municipality of Wil. In terms of railway geography, the station is on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB), which crosses the international border twice on its route between the Swiss cantons of Zurich and Schaffhausen.
Eglisau railway bridge
The Eglisau railway bridge, or Eisenbahnbrücke Eglisau, is a single-track railway bridge which carries the Eglisau to Neuhausen line across the Rhine in Switzerland. Both ends of the bridge lie within the municipality of Eglisau and the canton of Zurich. The bridge was built between the years of 1895 and 1897 by the Swiss Northeastern Railway at a cost of 980,000 Swiss francs. The bridge has a total length of 439 metres and has a height of 50 metres above river level.