Langnau am Albis is a village in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Langnau am Albis is first mentioned between 1101 and 1150 as Langenow (in a 14th Century copy of the 12th century document). Between 1133 and 1167 it was mentioned as Langenouw.
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! year
! population
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| 1467
| 60-70
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| 1634
| 315
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| 1671
| 395
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| 1725
| 577
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| 1809
| 655
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| 1836
| 1,108
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| 1850
| 1,197
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| 1900
| 1,912
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| 1941
| 1,749
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| 1950
| 2,290
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| 1970
| 4,879
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| 2000
| 6,595
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Weather
Langnau am Albis has an average of 144.6 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Langnau am Albis receives an average of of precipitation. During the wettest month, there is precipitation for an average of 14 days.
Economy
Today's community boasts a very high standard of living with a very strong school system, plenty of green space, excellent public transportation connecting the surrounding villages and the city of Zürich, a dozen restaurants, 2 hotels, a leading Tennis and Squash Club, an Indoor Swimming Center, the vibrant Football Club Langnau, the Turbine Theater (a small theater in the old turbines of a renovated former textile mill), a public library, and over 45 other clubs and social organizations.
Langnau am Albis has an unemployment rate of 2.43%. , there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 305 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 54 businesses in this sector. 851 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 168 businesses in this sector. 38.2% of the working population were employed full-time, and 61.8% were employed part-time.
Points of interest
A major attraction of the town is the Wildpark Langenberg, a zoo in a largely undeveloped location on a wooded hill within the town of Langnau where animals such as the wolf, lynx and ibex can be watched roaming freely. Views of the Cantons Zurich and Zug and the Swiss Alps can be gained from the Hochwachtturm, a 33m tall wooden tower, accessible to the public, located on top of the Albis range about 1.5 km from the Albis pass. Near the town and overlooking Schnabellücken pass are the ruins of Schnabelburg Castle, that was erected in 1150 to guard the road from Zurich to Lucerne (destroyed in 1309).
Transportation
The Langnau-Gattikon railway station is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn on the line S4 and is a 21-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. The Zimmerberg bus line (Zimmerbergbus), provided by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), connects the Zimmerberg region and parts of the Sihl Valley.