This is the last working sawmill in the Zurich Oberland driven by a water wheel. Wood, as a raw material, is still processed here as it was 200 years ago.
The famous entrepreneur Adolf Guyer-Zeller lived and worked in the modest village of Neuthal. Today, 200 years later, this pearl of the past offers a fascinating all-round experience from hydroelectric power to weaving.
From Bauma to Hinwil, the hissing and puffing steam train winds through amazing countryside. Sitting on the wooden bench and with the smell of coal in your nose, you travel through time in the Zurich Oberland.
Rosa Freddi, born in 1885, lived in the Flarzhaus for almost a century. The interior of the house has not changed and tells many stories about her life and the industrialization in the Töss Valley.
Get a unique and full insight into the work processes of the 19th century at the picturesque village of Kleintal. The one-hundred-year-old machines show how the Rüegg brothers produced wood products with water power.
Zurich Oberland.
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