Elgg

Also known as Elgg ZH

Elgg is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Elgg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Elgg Dorf.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Elgg COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Elgg Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Zurich
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-ZH
Swiss town.district: Winterthur
Swiss town.postal_code: 8353
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0294
Swiss town.area: 15.53
Swiss town.elevation: 530
Swiss town.highest

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History
Äschli (Ash Wednesday custom)
Geography
Demographics
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Notable people
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Elgg is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.

==History== thumb|Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1920) Elgg () is first mentioned between 760 and 763 as Ailaghoga. In 1166 it was mentioned as Elgoue and in 1370 as Elggaw.