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    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    May 7, 2023

    The Sternenweiher is a reservoir in the municipality of Richterswil in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

    It lies north-east of Sonntagern and drains into Lake Zurich via the Mülibach. According to the national map, its tributary is called Miesbach.[1]

    In 1873, the silk manufacturer Rudolf Zinggeler-Syfrig received the rights to use the Mülibach to drive the machines in his Zinggeler AG silk mill. Above Richterswil, the star pond was created by damming the Mülibach. A two-kilometre-long pressure pipe carried the water down to Lake Zurich, where it drove a water turbine in Zinggeler's factory. For amusement and as a symbol of industrialization, from 1875 onwards the manufacturer let the water rise through a nozzle on holidays such as August 1st: A fountain was created with a height of 80 to 85 meters. This fountain was long considered the highest on the continent. In 1972 the power plant was shut down and with it the fountain.[2]

    The fountain, which was restored by the Richterswil Historical Fountains Association, which was founded in 2003, was put back into operation in 2007. Today it sprays up to 101 m high.
    Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starnweiher


    Easy to reach by bike (asphalt). Starting point for tours in all directions. Restaurant "Star Lake" 100 m away.

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      July 1, 2024

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        Location: Richterswil, Bezirk Horgen, Zurich, Switzerland

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