Eglisau

Also known as Eglisau ZH

Eglisau is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.elevation: 355
Swiss town.subject_name: Eglisau
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Rheinbruecken Eglisau 02 10.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Eglisau COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Eglisau Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Zürich
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-ZH
Swiss town.district: Bülach
Swiss town.postal_code: 8193
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0055
Swiss town.area: 9.07
Swiss town.website: www.eglisau.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Ursula Fehr
Swiss town.mayor_asof: 2015
Swiss town.mayor_party: SVP
Swiss town.places: Burg, Kaiserhof, Seglingen, Tössriedern, Wiler, Sampfi
Swiss town.demonym: Eglisauer

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Eglisau is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

==History== thumb|left|Aerial view from 50 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1929) Eglisau is first mentioned in 892 as several independent farm houses known as Ouwa. In 1238 it was mentioned as Owe, in 1304 as ze Seglinger Owe, in 1332 as ze Eglins Owe and in 1352 as ze Eglisowe.

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