Weiach
Sign in to saveWeiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Weiach
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Weiach - Kirchenbezirk, Büelstrasse 17 - Kirche - Friedhof 2011-09-15 10-34-38 ShiftN.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Weiach COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Weiach Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Zurich
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-ZH
- Swiss town.district
- Dielsdorf
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 8187
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 0102
- Swiss town.area
- 9.64
- Swiss town.elevation
- 390
- Swiss town.lowest
- Rhine
- Swiss town.lowest_m
- 332
- Swiss town.highest
- Haggenberg (Stadlerberg)
- Swiss town.highest_m
- 615
- Swiss town.website
- www.weiach.ch
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Fisibach (AG), Kaiserstuhl (AG), Hohentengen am Hochrhein (D), Glattfelden, Stadel bei Niederglatt, Bachs
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Weiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
==History== thumb|Aerial view from 600 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925) Weiach is first mentioned in 1271. It has belonged to Swiss Confederation since 1424. Since 1962 there has been a gravel industry located in Weiach. On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 crashed into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach while attempting to land at Zurich Airport. The crash, which was caused by a faulty navigation system, killed all 40 passengers and 6 crew.