'Kappel am Albis' is a
municipality in the district of
Affoltern in the
canton of
Zürich in
Switzerland.
Its name of Kappel () is specified by "on the
Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.
The settlement was founded in
1185 as a
Cistercian monastery which today houses a seminar centre [
der Stille und Besinnung"] (House for Peace and Recoupment) and 'Der Alte Post' (The Old Post Office) a fine restaurant indeed.
It was the location of the
Wars of Kappel in
1529 and
1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the
Reformation of
Huldrych Zwingli. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser and can be seen to the right of the road on the Kappel am Albis website picture at
Näfenhäuser with Zwingli monument.
External links
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Official webpage
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