Kappel am Albis

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Kappel am Albis
municipality_name = Kappel am Albis
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Kappel am Albis-blazon.svg|pixel_coa=


languages = German
canton = Zurich
iso-code-region = CH-ZH
district = Affoltern-am-Albis
lat_d=47|lat_m=14|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=31|long_EW=E
postal_code = 8926
municipality_code = 0006
area = 7.87
elevation = 573|elevation_description=
population = 846|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005
website = www.kappel-am-albis.ch
mayor = Kurt Bär|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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neighboring_municipalities= Baar (ZG), Hausen am Albis, Knonau, Mettmenstetten, Rifferswil, Steinhausen (ZG)
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Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Its name of Kappel ( _de. chapel) is specified by "on the Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.

The settlement was founded in 1185 as a Cistercian monastery which today houses a seminar centre [http://www.tagungszentren.ch/infrastruktur/kappel.htm "Haus der Stille und Besinnung"] (House for Peace and Recoupment) and Der Alte Post (The Old Post Office) a fine restaurant indeed.

It was the location of the Wars of Kappel in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the Reformation of Huldrych Zwingli. A monument to Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of Näfenhäuser and can be seen to the right of the road on the Kappel am Albis website picture at [http://www.kappel-am-albis.ch/fotos/foto1/luftbildnaefen.gifNäfenhäuser with Zwingli monument] .

External links

* [http://www.kappel-am-albis.ch Official webpage] de icon
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