Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Kanton Zuerich

Oberwinterthur is since 1922 part of Winterthur. The parish church St. Arbogast is located on a "church hill", where in Roman times the settlement "Vitudurum" was established. Archeologists have excaveted much of the Roman "vicus", that had its center, where the church is now. It is proven, that already in the 1st century houses existed an a street was built. During the Alamanii invasions, the place got fortified. The date of the construction around 294 AD is documented by an inscription stone. At the same place the predecessor building of the St. Arbogast was erected in the 6th/7th century. The dedication to Saint Arbogast of Strassburg may link this church to Frankish king Dagobert I, the last of the Merovingians. The church of today was erected probably in the end of the 12th century. Here is the Romanesque nave. The frescoes were created in the early 14th century. Here is the "Weighing of souls".

Oberwinterthur is since 1922 part of Winterthur. The parish church St. Arbogast is located on a "church hill", where in Roman times the settlement "Vitudurum" was established. Archeologists have excaveted much of the Roman "vicus", that had its center, where the church is now. It is proven, that already in the 1st century houses existed an a street was built. During the Alamanii invasions, the place got fortified. The date of the construction around 294 AD is documented by an inscription stone. At the same place the predecessor building of the St. Arbogast was erected in the 6th/7th century. The dedication to Saint Arbogast of Strassburg may link this church to Frankish king Dagobert I, the last of the Merovingians. The church of today was erected probably in the end of the 12th century. Here is the Romanesque nave. The frescoes were created in the early 14th century. Here is the Entry of Christ into Jerusalem - Palm Sunday.

Oberwinterthur is since 1922 part of Winterthur. The parish church St. Arbogast is located on a "church hill", where in Roman times the settlement "Vitudurum" was established. Archeologists have excaveted much of the Roman "vicus", that had its center, where the church is now. It is proven, that already in the 1st century houses existed an a street was built. During the Alamanii invasions, the place got fortified. The date of the construction around 294 AD is documented by an inscription stone. At the same place the predecessor building of the St. Arbogast was erected in the 6th/7th century. The dedication to Saint Arbogast of Strassburg may link this church to Frankish king Dagobert I, the last of the Merovingians. The church of today was erected probably in the end of the 12th century. The frescoes all around the nave were created in the early 14th century. Here is a hunting scene.

Oberwinterthur is since 1922 part of Winterthur. The parish church St. Arbogast is located on a "church hill", where in Roman times the settlement "Vitudurum" was established. Archeologists have excaveted much of the Roman "vicus", that had its center, where the church is now. It is proven, that already in the 1st century houses existed an a street was built. During the Alamanii invasions, the place got fortified. The date of the construction around 294 AD is documented by an inscription stone. At the same place the predecessor building of the St. Arbogast was erected in the 6th/7th century. The dedication to Saint Arbogast of Strassburg may link this church to Frankish king Dagobert I, the last of the Merovingians. The church of today was erected probably in the end of the 12th century. Here is the Romanesque nave. The frescoes were created in the early 14th century.

Oberwinterthur is since 1922 part of Winterthur. The parish church St. Arbogast is located on a "church hill", where in Roman times the settlement "Vitudurum" was established. Archeologists have excaveted much of the Roman "vicus", that had its center, where the church is now. It is proven, that already in the 1st century houses existed an a street was built. During the Alamanii invasions, the place got fortified. The date of the construction around 294 AD is documented by an inscription stone. At the same place the predecessor building of the St. Arbogast was erected in the 6th/7th century. The dedication to Saint Arbogast of Strassburg may link this church to Frankish king Dagobert I, the last of the Merovingians. The church of today was erected probably in the end of the 12th century. It is known for its frescoes from the early 14th century.

The small parish church of Rheinau, seen from Kloster Rheinau. It was probably built, when the The adjoining settlement adjoining the abbey was founded in the 12th century. Saint Christopher guards the little bridge.

Kloster Rheinau (= Rheinau Abbey) was founded on an island in a sheltered bend of the River Rhine about 778. In 1114 a Romanesque basilica was dedicated here. The adjoining settlement of Rheinau, today the village, was founded by Rudolf von Lenzburg in 1126. When in 1529 the Reformation came from Zurich, the abbey was abandoned for a short while. It was re-established in 1532, and became a centre of the Counter-reformation. In the 18th century Kloster Rheinau enjoyed a late resurgence. The abbey church and the monastic complex got rebuilt in Baroque style. The convent existed here upto 1862. In 1867 a hospital was set up and later the building hosted a very large psychiatric clinic that was finally closed in 2000. The massive towers probably date back to teh Romanesque basilica.

Kloster Rheinau (= Rheinau Abbey) was founded on an island in a sheltered bend of the River Rhine about 778. In 1114 a Romanesque basilica was dedicated here. The adjoining settlement of Rheinau, today the village, was founded by Rudolf von Lenzburg in 1126. When in 1529 the Reformation came from Zurich, the abbey was abandoned for a short while. It was re-established in 1532, and became a centre of the Counter-reformation. In the 18th century Kloster Rheinau enjoyed a late resurgence. The abbey church and the monastic complex got rebuilt in Baroque style. The convent existed here upto 1862. In 1867 a hospital was set up and later the building hosted a very large psychiatric clinic that was finally closed in 2000.

The easiest way to reach the Swiss village Rheinau, located at a bend of the Rhine River, from Swiss Schaffhausen, is, as the Rhine forms the Swiss-German border here, to enter Germany and cross this covered bridge, that links Rheinau to the German village Altenburg. The right side of a river is Swiss, the left German.