Greifensee, Zurich

Greifensee

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Greifensee

Location of Greifensee

Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°41′E / 47.367°N 8.683°ECoordinates: 47°22′N 8°41′E / 47.367°N 8.683°E

Country

Area

• Total

2.32 km² (0.90 sq mi)

Elevation

439 m (1,440 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

5,360

• Density

2,300/km² (6,000/sq mi)

Postal code

8606

SFOS number

0194

Surrounded by

Fällanden, Maur, Schwerzenbach, Uster, Volketswil

Website

www.greifensee.ch
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Greifensee is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Settlements in Greifensee date back in 4000 B.C.. In 1975, a Neolithic stilt house village located on the northern shore of the Lake Greifen area called Böschen was discovered by recreational divers. Initially, they found ceramics, lavishly decorated pots and bowls, and simple, large food tanks. In scientific dives, the remains of a village with 24 huts have been revealed. The excellent condition of the timber relicts allows dendrochronological dating to the year 1051 B.C. Weaving spindles made of clay, tools, needles and fishing hooks from bronze, charred wild apples and cereals have been conserved. Ten years after its construction, the settlement was destroyed by a fire and not rebuilt. For the subsequent years, in the canton of Zürich various archaeological relicts have been found, such as heavy bronze bracelets, glass, mainly bronze fibulas and flint blades probably from the Mediterranean and France. Relicts dating to the Roman period have been found in neighbouring municipalities, in Riedikon (Uster), and about nine kilometers away near Pfäffikon ZH located at Lake Pfäffikon (Irgenhausen Castrum).

Probably in the late 12th century, a tower house (later Castle of Greifensee) was built at the location of a small village, estimated to be a settlement by the Counts of Rapperswil. On April 29, 1260, «R. et H. minstri de Grifense» are mentioned.

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