Irgenhausen

For other uses, see Irgenhausen Castrum.

Irgenhausen
Irgenhausen as seen from Auslikon (April 2010)
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Pfäffikon
Municipality	Pfäffikon
Coordinates	47°21.58′N 8°47.6′E
Population	0 (December 2007)
- Density	0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Area	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation	556 m (1,824 ft)
Postal code	8330
Surrounded by	Auslikon, Kempten, Wetzikon
Website	www.pfaeffikon.ch SFSO statistics
Irgenhausen
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Irgenhausen as seen from Seegräben (June 2009)

Irgenhausen Castrum as seen from the northwest

Irgenhausen is a village (de:Aussenwacht) of the municipality of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Geography

Irgenhausen is located in the district of Pfäffikon in the Zürcher Oberland on the eastern shore of the Pfäffikersee (Lake Pfäffikon).

Demographics

Irgenhausen belongs politically to the municipality of Pfäffikon.

History

In Roman era, along Pfäffikersee there was a Roman road from the vicus Centum Prata (Kempraten) on Lake Zürich via Vitudurum (Oberwinterthur) to Tasgetium (Eschenz) to the Rhine. To secure this important transport route, the Irgenhausen Castrum was built. The native name of the fort is unknown, thus Irgenhausen was mentioned in 811 AD as Camputuna sive Irincheshusa. Maybe the castrum's name was Cambodunum, the name of the neighbooring village of Kempten.

Points of interest

In Irgenhausen is the Roman Irgenhausen Castrum on the Pfäffikersee lakeshore situated.

External links

Media related to Irgenhausen at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Kastell Irgenhausen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of the municipality of Pfäffikon (ZH) (German)
• Irgenhausen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.