Embrach

Embrach is a municipality inside the district of Bulach within the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. Two crossed silver St. Peter's keys in crimson. Until the middle of the 16th century seals with the photo of St. Peter had been used. Today's St. Peter's keys are a connection with this lifestyle. The change changed into made to the secular symbol due to the Reformation. First lines of settlement are grave unearths from the Bronze Age round 800 BC at Ofengupf in Oberembrach. Many Roman settlements are documented within the catchment vicinity of Embrach valley.

In the valley itself there are few lines of the Romans, documented are only some coins and shards unearths. One this is certain and this is that the call Embrach is of Gallo-Roman beginning. Imbriacus, from Imbri Acus, so fields of rain. Or Imbrex Acus, so the fields of Brickmaker. The second choice suits so nicely for the further history of the vicinity. An Alamanni populace is first stated round 750. In 820 we discover a file to the hamlet and mill of Illingen as estate of the cathedral in Zurich. The mill is without a doubt a signal of big agriculture in Embrach Valley at this time. The foundations of the primary monastery of the 9th century had been first laid open during excavations in 1992, radiocarbon dated.