Töss Valley

Usually Tösstal is the name of the upper Töss valley, i.e. its narrow, valley-like area in the southeast of the city of Winterthur.

The Tösstal is a popular recreation area and well known for hiking tours in the surrounding mountains as Schnebelhorn and Hulftegg pass, and for skating and biking along Töss.

After the Romans had withdrawn from the area of Winterthur (Vitudurum), the Alemanni advanced into the Töss valley.

In the 19th century, water power was the basis of a flourishing textile industry that settled along the course of the river.

The water power of the Töss, however, also repeatedly caused flooding and brought much destruction to the region.