Egg (Zurich)

Geschichte

Egg is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.HistoryEgg is first mentioned in 775 as Echa.Personalities Peter Wuffli (born 1957), Manager Brigitte Oertli (born 1962), Skier Patrik Nydegger (born 1975), Singer Uriella (born 1929), Managerin Werner J. Egli (born 1943), WriterGeographyEgg has an area of 14.5km2. Of this area, 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 12.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (5.2%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. 12.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.The lowest elevation in the municipality is the Greifensee at 438m. The highest point in the municipality is the Pfannenstiel at 853m.Egg is located in the Pfannenstiel region.DistrictsThere are three villages in Egg: Hinteregg, Egg and Esslingen . There are also smaller settlements : Rällikon, Innervollikon, Usservollikon, Niederesslingen, Rohr, Schaubigen, Eichholz, Neuhaus, and Guldenen.