Seegräben

Seegräben is a village and a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Besides the village of Seegräben itself, the municipality also includes the settlements of Aathal, Aathal-Seegräben, Aretshalden, Ottenhausen, Sack and Wagenburg.

Of the rest of the land, 15.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

As of 2007[update] 12.7% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (89.8%), with Turkish being second most common ( 2.0%) and Spanish being third ( 1.6%).

Additionally they have a large reproductions of skeleton that were found by Robert Gaston and his team in Utah.

Based in Seegräben, Jucker Farm is known for the agricultural events, among them the biggest pumpkin festival in Switzerland, and attracts up to 300,000 visitors a year.

During peak season, there is also a shuttle-bus between the Aathal railway station and Jucker Farm situated on Pfäffikersee lake shore in Seegräben.

Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Reformed church as seen from Jucker Farm
so-called Juchhof of Jucker Farm in Seegräben
former railway station building