Pfaffhausen

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Pfaffhausen

Elevation597 m

Coordinates47.37°, 8.62°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Pfaffhausen is a settlement in the municipality of Fällanden in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has an elevation of 597 m, and lies in the valley between the northern flank of the Öschbrig and the southeastern slope of the Adlisberg. Pfaffhausen borders the Zürich quarter of Witikon to the west, the settlement of Binz to the south, and the settlement of Benglen, also part of Fällanden, to the east. It is very easily accessible by public transportation from Zurich and Volketswil.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Zurich

• Binz
  0.6 mi away
• Fällanden
  0.8 mi away · pop. 8,340
• Ebmatingen
  1.3 mi away
• Schwerzenbach
  1.7 mi away · pop. 5,020
• Dubendorf
  2.2 mi away · pop. 32,469
• Zumikon
  2.3 mi away · pop. 5,168
• Greifensee
  2.6 mi away · pop. 5,360
• Maur
  2.8 mi away · pop. 9,873
• Hegnau
  2.9 mi away
• Aesch
  3 mi away
• Forch
  3 mi away
• Nänikon
  3.2 mi away · pop. 2,250

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-09-26

Lesser Willow Sawfly

Euura pavida

Seen 2026-09-26

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-09-26

Carrhotus xanthogramma

Carrhotus xanthogramma

Seen 2026-09-26

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Seen 2026-09-26

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-09-26

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Seen 2026-09-26

Ruddy Darter

Sympetrum sanguineum

Seen 2026-09-25

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Noctua fimbriata

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).