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Zurigo - Zürich

Zurigo - Zürich
vista dal quartiere Schipfe lungo il Limmat

The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. The river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich, in the centre of the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a north-westerly direction, after 35 km reaching the river Aare.
Historically, the Limmat was an important navigation route. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, voyages from Zurich to Koblenz are recorded. In 1447, the Emperor Frederick III granted the privilege of free navigation on the Limmat and on the Rhine to Zurich. Because of the current, navigation was typically downstream only, with the barges being sold on arrival.
Today, the Limmat is navigable for much of its length by small craft only, with many of the hydroelectric power plants incorporating boat lifts. The traditional boat type used on the river is the weidling, a flat-bottomed vessel that is usually 10 metres (33 ft) long.
The uppermost stretch of the river through the centre of Zurich is navigable by rather larger vessels, albeit limited by low bridges.


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Trevor King, Eunice Perkins, Marie-claire Gallet, and 9 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 RHH
RHH club
Great information and another great shot.
11 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Beautiful! I've actually stayed at Hotel Krone =) Beautifully captured idyllic shot of the city. Great historical info., too =)
11 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Nice shot and reflections.
11 years ago.
 Fantasyfan
Fantasyfan
Very nice place
11 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Thank you for sharing with the new group =)
~ Architectural Gems ~
10 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
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10 years ago.
 Detlev M.
Detlev M.
An outstanding shot with very nice reflections.
10 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Nicely composed with excellent reflections and good colour
10 years ago.
 Hubs 56
Hubs 56 club
beautiful reflection
ciao, Hubs
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Pretty city and nice reflection, Nora **********
6 years ago.
 John Lawrence
John Lawrence
Thanks for posting your wonderful picture to

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22 months ago.

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