Meilen

Also known as Meilen ZH

Meilen is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Meilen
Swiss town.municipality_type: city
Swiss town.image_photo: MeilenFoto.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Meilen COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Meilen Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Zürich
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-ZH
Swiss town.district: Meilen
Swiss town.postal_code: 8706
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0156
Swiss town.area: 11.93
Swiss town.elevation: 420
Swiss town.website: www.meilen.ch
Swiss town.places: Bergmeilen, Dorfmeilen, Feldmeilen, Obermeilen
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Egg, Herrliberg, Horgen, Oberrieden, Uetikon am See, Wädenswil
Swiss town.twintowns: Ebes (Hungary), Policka (Czech Republic)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Meilen
Population: 14207
Area: 11.94
Elevation: 420
Official website: www.meilen.ch
Image: Meilen - Zürichsee 2010-08-08 18-27-50.JPG
Dialing code: 01
Licence plate code: ZH

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Commons category: Meilen
postal code: 8706
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/156

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Meilen is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

== History == thumb|Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919) Archaeological finds in Meilen date back more than 4,000 years. In January 1854 the level of lake Zürich was particularly low and the locals took the chance to reclaim some land. During this undertaking prehistoric objects from the Pfyn, Horgen and early Bronze Age cultures were unearthed providing clear evidence of early settlement.