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{{Short description|Village in Zurich, Switzerland}}
[[File:Ritterhäuser Uerikon - ZSG Helvetia 2011-08-06 15-44-06.jpg|thumb|Uerikon]]
[[File:Horgen - Seerettungsdienst Meilen-Uerikon IMG 3831.JPG|thumb|Boat of the SAR (Seerettungsdienst) [[Meilen]]-Uerikon]]
'''Uerikon''' (also spelled '''Ürikon''') is a village near [[Rapperswil]], [[Switzerland]].

== Geography ==
[[File:ETH-BIB-Uerikon, Stäfa-LBS H1-015185.tif|thumb|Aerial view (1953)]]
Uerikon is located on the north bank of the [[Lake Zurich|Zürichsee (Lake Zürich)]] in the [[Pfannenstiel (Zürich)|Pfannenstiel region]] and is part of the political municipality of [[Stäfa]]. In the local dialect it is called ''Ürike''.

== History and points of interest ==
There is an old mansion (''Ritterhuus'') built in 1531 that bases on a tiny castle of 1492 serving as place of the former local administration of the [[Einsiedeln Abbey]]. It is located at the lake shore.<ref>[http://www.ritterhaus-uerikon.ch/ Website Ritterhaus Uerikon-Stäfa]</ref>

== Transportation==
[[Uerikon railway station]] is a stop of the [[S-Bahn Zürich]] on the line [[S7 (ZVV)|S7]] and in the rush-hour [[S20 (ZVV)|S20]]. In this village there are 3 different Buslines. The Line [[951(VZO)|951]] from [[Uerikon railway station]] to Stäfa railway station [[952()|952]] from [[Uerikon railway station]] to Stäfa railway station and the Line 955 from Stäfa railway station to [[Hombrechtikon]] Post and further to [[Bubikon]]

== Notes ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.staefa.ch/ Official website of the municipality of Stäfa] {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.ortsverein-uerikon.ch/ Otsverein Uerikon] {{in lang|de}}

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[[Category:Stäfa]]
[[Category:Villages in the canton of Zürich]]
[[Category:Populated places on Lake Zurich]]


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