Adliswil: Vacation Apartments and Holiday Homes

The settlement follows the course of the Sihl; the Zimmerberg rises to the east, while the Albis range with the Felsenegg lies to the west. The wider municipal area comprises built-up areas, forests, agricultural land and floodplain landscapes. Visitors interested in these diverse landscape areas will find that Adliswil has a corresponding local character.

You can rent a vacation apartment in Adliswil.

Geographical Setting

Adliswil is a municipality in the Horgen District of the Swiss canton of Zurich.

Adliswil lies in the Sihl Valley in the Horgen District, a few kilometres south of Zurich.

History and Culture

From 1942 to 1945, Adliswil was home to the second-largest internment camp in Switzerland. It was established following the German occupation of southern France. This chapter is of interest to travellers who engage with documented contemporary history.

The Swiss National Museum is located in the surrounding area of Adliswil.

In the wider regional area around Adliswil are Hegi Castle, Auenberg, Hundwileren and Chli Amslen.

Adliswil has been documented since the 11th century. The municipality developed from an agricultural village that used the Sihl for mills and industry; later, spinning and weaving mills were established in the valley.

Adliswil's historic character combines older settlement centres with later residential neighbourhoods and reflects its development from a farming village into an industrially shaped suburb of Zurich.

Town Character

Since the 1950s, Adliswil has grown into a small town in the Zurich agglomeration.

Nature

In the immediate vicinity of Adliswil, Sihlwald is described as a nature conservation area of national importance and as a Swiss nature experience park of national importance.

Other Destinations

Other places under the same destination:

Thalwil, Rüschlikon, Wädenswil, Schönenberg, Langnau Am Albis, Kilchberg, Hirzel.

For the overarching travel overview: Horgen.