Rafz

Rafz is a municipality within the district of Bulach inside the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. Rafz turned into first documented in a deed of donation from the year 870, issued with the aid of King Ludwig the German, a grandson of Charlemagne. In order to "do something for his very own salvation and that of his ancestors", he transferred the ownership of Odilloz to Rafz the monastery Rheinau. However, the settlement Rafz quickly skilled every other possession with the aid of numerous barter and task transactions.

The Lower Jurisdiction was offered to the city of Zurich in 1496 by means of detours. From now on, the Zurich Landvogt to Eglisau become answerable for the inhabitants of the Rafzerfeld. The high jurisdiction remained the German Count of Sulz, The three pink recommendations in the decrease a part of the Rafz coat of palms symbolize their protect. These gentlemen led a busy and tricky existence.

Also, the aftermath of the Thirty Years' War weighed heavily on the Sulzian residence. It changed into compelled to sell the High Court in 1651 additionally to the metropolis of Zurich. Since then, the Rafzerfeld belongs to the kingdom of Zurich and the Confederation. On 22 February 1945, the US Army Rafz bombarded via mistake, this killed eight humans. On February 20, 2015, Rafz suffered a railway coincidence, in which a locomotive driving force was significantly injured.