Region Limmattal

Geschichte

The Limmat Valley is a river valley and a region in the cantons of Zürich and Aargau in Switzerland.GeographyThe Limmat is a 35km long river located in the cantons of Zürich (ZH) and Aargau (AG). It is the continuation of the Linth, and is known as the Limmat from the point of effluence from Lake Zürich, in the city of Zürich, flowing in northwesterly direction to the Aare. The confluence is located northeast of the small town of Brugg (AG), shortly after the mouth of the Reuss, and shortly before the Aare joins the Rhine. The confluence of the three rivers Aare, Reuss and Limmat is known as Wasserschloss.NatureIn 1930 the government of the canton of Zurich set the remains of the original Limmat riverside meadows and floodplains near Dietikon (Dietiker Altläufe) under conservation, as well in 2005 the floodplains (Dietiker Schachen) near Wettingen accommodating more than 150 plant species and rare species as common kingfisher, little ringed plover and grass snake.