Irgenhausen
Former municipality
Irgenhausen as seen from Auslikon (April 2010)
Irgenhausen as seen from Auslikon (April 2010)
Location of Irgenhausen
Irgenhausen is located in Switzerland
Irgenhausen
Irgenhausen
Irgenhausen is located in Canton of Zurich
Irgenhausen
Irgenhausen
Coordinates: 47°21.58′N 8°47.6′E / 47.35967°N 8.7933°E / 47.35967; 8.7933
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictPfäffikon
MunicipalityPfäffikon
Elevation
556 m (1,824 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8330
Surrounded byAuslikon, Kempten, Wetzikon
Websitewww.pfaeffikon.ch
Irgenhausen as seen from Seegräben (June 2009)
Irgenhausen Castrum as seen from the northwest

Irgenhausen is a village (Aussenwacht) of the municipality of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Geography

Irgenhausen is located in the district of Pfäffikon in the Zürcher Oberland on the eastern shore of the Pfäffikersee (Lake Pfäffikon).

Demographics

Irgenhausen belongs politically to the municipality of Pfäffikon.

History

Aerial view (1946)

In Roman era, along Pfäffikersee there was a Roman road from the vicus Centum Prata (Kempraten) on Obersee–Lake Zürich via Vitudurum (Oberwinterthur) to Tasgetium (Eschenz) to the Rhine. To secure this important transport route, the Irgenhausen Castrum was built. The native name of the fort is unknown, thus Irgenhausen was mentioned in 811 AD as Camputuna sive Irincheshusa. Maybe the castrum's name was Cambodunum, the name of the neighboring village of Kempten.

Points of interest

The Roman Irgenhausen Castrumis located in Irgenhausen on the shore of Pfäffikersee.[1]

Notable people

References

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