Kappel am Albis

Kappel am Albis ({{coor dms|47|13|40|N|8|31|34|E|}}) is a small municipality (population 891 as of 2003) in the Affoltern district of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its name of Kappel "chapel" is specified by "at the Albis" because there are two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland,

Related Topics:
Affoltern district - Canton of Zurich - Switzerland - Albis

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The settlement was founded in 1185 as a Cistercian monastery.

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1185 - Cistercian

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It was the location of the Wars of Kappel in 1529 and 1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the Reformation of Huldrych Zwingli.

Related Topics:
Wars of Kappel - 1529 - 1531 - Reformation - Huldrych Zwingli

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