Maur: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The surrounding area of Maur is home to both the Swiss National Museum and Adlisberg. The Swiss National Museum is a specific point of interest for travellers interested in culture.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Maur.

Culture

Hegi Castle is located in the wider regional surroundings of Maur. Auenberg, Spitzberg and Bögliegg are also located in the wider regional area of Maur. Hegi Castle may be of interest to visitors interested in culture.

History

The find at Schifflände in Maur is described as an exceptionally well-preserved and well-documented Neolithic fish trap from Switzerland and southern Germany.

Archaeological finds from Maur include antler and bronze fishhooks, net sinkers made from notched pebbles, and net floats made from poplar bark. They document prehistoric fishing practices.

Maur is a political municipality and a village in the Uster District, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

Nature

There are prehistoric pile-dwelling remains at Lake Greifen in Maur. They are described as the oldest evidence of human life in the municipality and date back more than 4,000 years.

For the next comparison of localities, you can also open the pages for Egg, Uster, Schwerzenbach, Greifensee, Fällanden, Mönchaltorf, Volketswil and Dübendorf.

To the higher-level travel overview: Uster.