Meilen

The chief town of the northast shore of Lake Zurich is Meilen (423 m/1,388ft; pop. 10,000). The Protestant church by the lake was given to Einsiedeln Abbey by the Emperor Otto the Great in 965; the choir in its present form dates from 1493-1495. From Meilen a steep road (5km/3mi) goes up to the Pfannenstiel (853 m/2,799ft), the highest peak on the north side of the lake, from which there are extensive views. There is a car ferry to Horgen on the south side of the lake. About 7km/4mi southeast is Stäfa.