- Irchel
:"Irchel is also the name of a hill in the city of
Zürich , and of a campus ofZürich University located there."The Irchel is an elevation in theCanton of Zürich , located at theRhine between the Töss and Thur rivers, on the territory ofBuch am Irchel ,Berg am Irchel andFreienstein-Teufen , separating the Andelfingen and Bülach districts.It is an outlying ridge of the Jura, rising to 694 m, lying east of theLägern . Historically, it was part of theGermanic Limes . The name is from a Helvetic word for "stag".peaks:
*Hochwacht 668.4 m
*Forenirchel 656.4 m
*Buechemer-Irchel Höhe 694 m
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