Kappel am Albis
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Kappel am Albis () is a small municipality (population 891 as of 2003) in the urban administration district of
Affoltern-am-Albis,
Canton of Zurich,
Switzerland. Its name of Kappel () is specified by "at the
Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland as is the name Affoltern am Albis which is so named to distinguish it from the
Affoltern city district in the City of Zurich.
The settlement was founded in
1185 as a
Cistercian monastery which today houses a seminar centre
"Haus der Stille und Besinnung" (House for Peace and Recoupment) and
Der Alte Post (The Old Post Office) a fine restaurant indeed.
It was the location of the
Wars of Kappel in
1529 and
1531, during the turmoils that accompanied the
Reformation of
Huldrych Zwingli. A monument to
Zwingli is located nearby at the hamlet of
Näfenhäuser and can be seen to the right of the road on the Kappel am Albis website picture at
Näfenhäuser with Zwingli monument.
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