Esslingen, Switzerland

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Esslingen as seen from Pfannenstiel (March 2010)

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Esslingen as seen from Uster, Pfannenstiel in the background (June 2009)

Esslingen is a village in the municipality of Egg, Switzerland, in the canton of Zürich. It is located in the Pfannenstiel region, approximately 15 km southeast of Zürich. In the local dialect it is called Esslinge.

The population is 1752 (as of 2012). A monument commemorating World War I is located at Forch, a village and hill which also a popular recreation area for the people of Zürich.

Transportation

The town centre of Zürich is connected to Esslingen with a special tramway — the Forchbahn. Esslingen is connected by the Autostrasse A52 to Zumikon and Hinwil.