Elgg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

You can rent a holiday apartment in Elgg. Hegi Castle is located in the surrounding area of Elgg. The castle is well suited to a stay focused on culture in and around Elgg.

Culture and Nature

In the wider regional surroundings of Elgg are Girsberg Castle, the Swiss National Museum, Kressenberg, Auenberg, Magdenau Abbey, Kohlfirst and Wilkethöchi.

Elgg has a historic townscape with largely continuous rows of houses and a broad street layout formed by Vordergasse, Obergasse, Hintergasse and Untergasse.

Elgg has more than 20 public fountains, including five dating from the 16th century.

The local history museum in the Humbergtrotte presents Elgg's history and customs. The collections cover crafts, agriculture, viticulture, domestic culture, school, church life and local politics.

A path from the southern part of Elgg leads through the Fahrenbachtobel gorge to Guhwilmühle and on to Schauenberg, the highest point in the municipality at 890 metres above sea level.

The origins of the Reformed church in the centre of Elgg's historic street layout date back to the 9th century.

Elgg is one of the six historic small towns in the canton of Zurich.

For further destinations to help plan your trip, see Elsau, Rickenbach, Hettlingen, Pfungen, Neftenbach, Altikon, Brütten and Winterthur.

Back to the higher-level travel overview: Winterthur.