Fällanden: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Fällanden
The Swiss National Museum is located in the vicinity of Fällanden – a specific point of interest for days focused on culture.
You can rent a holiday apartment in Fällanden.
In the wider regional surroundings of Fällanden are Hegi Castle, Auenberg, Wildspitz and Hübschegg.
Nature
Adlisberg is located in the immediate vicinity of Fällanden – a specific landscape reference for visitors who want to make nature the focus of their trip.
Geographical Setting
Fällanden is a municipality in the district of Uster, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
The municipality comprises the village of Fällanden and the former farm settlements of Benglen, Pfaffhausen and Neuhausen.
The town centre lies at the foot of a hill at an altitude of 453 metres; the settlement extends into the flat Glatt Valley and up the slopes.
Road connections linking Dübendorf with Maur and Schwerzenbach with Zurich intersect in the town centre.
History
Fällanden was first recorded around 820 under the name Fenichlanda.
In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Fraumünster owned extensive properties in Fällanden, while the Grossmünster received a large part of the tithe.
Fällanden's heraldic tradition is associated with the Zurich citizen family Aeppli and a red lion with a peacock tail.
Other Destinations
Other places under the same destination:
To the higher-level travel overview: Uster.
