I grew up with Tina Turner and she was a great woman to me
with a lot of sorrow too due to life's hard knocks but absolutely someone we could admire."Turner moved to Switzerland with her longtime partner Erwin Bach in 1995
she became a Swiss national and gave up her U.S
citizenship.Another resident called Kosta came to pay his respects."She's been a part of my life for over 35 years now and she was a good neighbour
she was very well liked," he said.Below a sign at the gate asking for no deliveries before midday
he left a written message with a single red rose."I think it's okay to show up early today," it read
You were simply the best."Reporting by Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse
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Tina Turner was more than just a swivel-hipped rock
She unapologetically moved to Switzerland for its discretion and calm
carrying her very public persona into a very private country
Mourners laid flowers and candles Thursday outside the gate of her lakeside villa in the upscale town of Kuesnacht
where she lived for decades with her German music-producer husband Erwin Bach until her death on Wednesday at age 83
reflective of the Swiss discretion that had drawn her to the rich Alpine country in the first place
Many Swiss felt a sense of pride that she could retreat here from the pressures of the media spotlight
It afforded her the semblance of a normal life after a turbulent one in her native United States
including at the hands of her late former husband Ike who discovered her
including Charlie Chaplin and Freddie Mercury
as well as living stars like Sophia Loren and Shania Twain
often for its reputed respect for private lives
Roman Polanski holed up in an Alpine chalet briefly to skirt US justice
and some of the world’s financial magnates and business gurus have been attracted by the country’s relatively low taxes and secrecy about money matters
who moved in the mid-1990s and took Swiss citizenship in 2013
was arguably the most famous resident in recent years
Swiss President Alain Berset tweeted a tribute to Turner
calling her an icon and saying his “thoughts are with the relatives of this impressive woman
who found a second homeland in Switzerland”
a bucolic town on the shores of Lake Zurich
regularly lighting the annual Christmas tree and once inaugurating a municipal rescue boat that has been christened ‘Tina’
but locals went out of their way to help an overwhelmingly public figure enjoy a private life
“One of the reasons she came to Switzerland was to have a completely normal life,” he said by phone
“She could go to restaurants without being photographed all the time … in the street
people didn’t stare at her or ask for her autograph.”
said a private funeral ceremony among close family and friends was planned
“Please respect the privacy of her.”
View the discussion thread.
entertainmentTina Turner honoured at lakeside Swiss home where she diedPHOTO: Reuters
Switzerland — Well-wishers gathered outside the lakeside home of Tina Turner on Thursday (May 25) to pay tribute to the music legend who had made Switzerland her home for nearly three decades
Flowers and cards lay outside the house in the picturesque town of Kuesnacht
where Turner died on Wednesday at the age of 83
A steady stream of visitors came to the gates of her estate to light candles and leave messages for the singer whose hits included What's Love Got To Do with It
Locals described her as a popular neighbour who appreciated the lack of fuss from fellow residents when walking around
she could feel that we were looking at her
but was always very discreet," said Christine
with a lot of sorrow too due to life's hard knocks but absolutely someone we could admire."
Turner moved to Switzerland with her longtime partner Erwin Bach in 1995
she became a Swiss national and gave up her US citizenship
Another resident called Kosta came to pay his respects
"She's been a part of my life for over 35 years now and she was a good neighbour
Below a sign at the gate asking for no deliveries before midday
he left a written message with a single red rose
"I think it's okay to show up early today," it read
ALSO READ: Mick Jagger pays glowing tribute to 'wonderful friend' Tina Turner
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She moved to Switzerland for its discretion and calm
She relished her life as a Swiss citizen – and the feeling was mutual
Turner shared her emotion for longtime boyfriend-turned-husband Erwin Bach – a German record producer who had set up in Switzerland
A tribute left on the gate of Tina Turner’s house in Kuesnacht
mourners laid flowers and candles outside her lakeside villa
It was here that the couple had married in 2013 and lived until her death at the age of 83
The tributes at the gates were reflective of the Swiss discretion that had drawn Turner to the rich Alpine country in the first place
hound her for autographs or snap photos here
Locals leave tributes to Tina Turner outside her house in Switzerland.Credit: AP
Acting like an oasis, it afforded her the semblance of a normal life after a turbulent one in her native United States, including at the hands of her late former husband Ike who discovered her, married her and – according to her memoirs – violently beat her
Celebrities of the past including Charlie Chaplin and Freddie Mercury
have been drawn to Switzerland – often for privacy
Roman Polanski holed up in an Alpine chalet briefly to skirt US justice and some of the world’s financial magnates and business gurus have been attracted by the country’s relatively low taxes and secrecy about money matters
who moved to the country in the mid-1990s and took Swiss citizenship in 2013 – dispensing with her US passport – was arguably its most famous resident in recent years
calling her an icon and saying his “thoughts are with the relatives of this impressive woman
who found a second homeland in Switzerland.”
regularly lighting the annual Christmas tree and once inaugurating a municipal rescue boat christened Tina
he said locals went out of their way to help an overwhelmingly public figure enjoy a private life
“One of the reasons she came to Switzerland was to have a completely normal life,” he said
“She could go to restaurants without being photographed all the time … in the street
people didn’t stare at her or ask for her autograph.”
said people in Switzerland “would never bother anybody” and that the couple could always rest easy: “They don’t worry about paparazzi because we don’t have them.”
The superstar performing during her Twenty For Seven Millennium Tour at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich
she was calling nearby Kuesnacht home.Credit: AP
“Kuesnacht was very proud of having such a famous person here,” Fetscherin said
At his upscale eatery just a couple of hundred metres from the villa
restaurateur Rico Zandonella recalled Turner as a “very dear friend” and a frequent guest who once celebrated a birthday there with colleagues “who sang for her
“Tina Turner is a very big personality when she enters a room
She has a really great aura – a personality that explodes like a bomb
An aerial view of Tina Turner’s home in Kuesnacht near Zurich
Turner narrated milestones of her life and her affection and affinity for Switzerland in a glitzy TV ad for communications company Swisscom
featuring young actors who portrayed her in both early life and in highlight moments of her career
It alluded to stereotypes about the country such as the home of William Tell or a hub of ice-skating prowess; she sat in a rocking rowboat in a lake ringed by majestic mountains
Turner recounted how her friends had to adapt to her Swiss tastes
as one actor portraying her carried out a pot of cheese fondue to quizzical looks from fictionalised guests
Another actor waved off fans as flash bulbs popped while she clambered into the back seat of a limousine next to the real Turner
like that security and discretion are people’s top priority – just like they are for me,” Turner said
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FILE - Tina Turner performs in a concert in Cologne
the unstoppable singer and stage performer
after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich
FILE - Tina Turner performs at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Aug
FILE - Tina Turner performs her current hit song “What’s Love Got to Do With It” in Los Angeles on Sept
FILE - Tina Turner performs during a concert on Tuesday
and Lionel Richie pose with a total of five awards between them
at the Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles on Feb
FILE - Tina Turner poses with her plaque and a bouquet of roses near her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during the unveiling ceremony of Aug
takes a bow during the curtain call with actors Daniel J
and Adrienne Warren on the opening night of “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” on Nov
appears on stage with actress Adrienne Warren on the opening night of “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” on Nov
died Wednesday after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich
and Mick Jagger perform together during Live-Aid concert on July 14
stand with singer Tina Turner at the Kennedy Center Honors Gala on Dec
FILE - Singer Tina Turner arrives at the White House for the Kennedy Center Honors Gala on Dec
and Tina Turner perform at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday
FILE - Tina Turner and Mick Jagger perform at the Live Aid concert Saturday night in Philadelphia on July 13
FILE - Tina Turner performs at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb
CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTS DAY OF DEATH TO WEDNESDAY
2023: FILE - Tina Turner and Elton John perform a duet during the VH1 Fashion & Music Awards show on Sunday
after a long illness in her home in Kuesnacht near Zurich
arrives with Oprah Winfrey for the opening night of “Tina - The Tina Turner Musical” at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Thursday
the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died at 83
Few stars traveled so far — she was born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital and spent her latter years on a 260,000 square foot estate on Lake Zurich — and overcame so much
emotionally devastated and financially ruined by her 20-year relationship with Ike Turner
she became a superstar on her own in her 40s
at a time when most of her peers were on their way down
and remained a top concert draw for years after
“How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?” Angela Bassett
who played Turner in the 1993 biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” said in a statement
her commitment to stay the course in her life
and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her
Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love
With admirers ranging from Mick Jagger to Beyoncé to Mariah Carey
the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” was one of the world’s most popular entertainers
rock and rhythm and blues favorites: “Proud Mary,” “Nutbush City Limits,” “River Deep
Mountain High,” and the hits she had in the ‘80s
among them “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” “We Don’t Need Another Hero” and a cover of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.”
Until she left her husband and revealed their back story
she was known as the voracious on-stage foil of the steady-going Ike
the leading lady of the “Ike and Tina Turner Revue.” Ike was billed first and ran the show
in part because Ike was often short on money and unwilling to miss a concert
Tina Turner was forced to go on with bronchitis
the cause of her misfortunes was Ike himself
Tina,” Ike began hitting her not long after they met
or beat her until her eyes were swollen shut
he broke her jaw and she went on stage with her mouth full of blood
Terrified both of being with Ike and of lasting without him
she credited her emerging Buddhist faith in the mid-1970s with giving her a sense of strength and self-worth and she finally left in early July 1976
The Ike and Tina Turner Revue was scheduled to open a tour marking the country’s bicentennial when Tina snuck out of their Dallas hotel room
with just a Mobil credit card and 36 cents
Turner was among the first celebrities to speak candidly about domestic abuse
becoming a heroine to battered women and a symbol of resilience to all
although he tried to blame Tina for their troubles
a representative for his ex-wife said simply: “Tina is aware that Ike passed away.”
Ike and Tina fans knew little of this during the couple’s prime
The Turners were a hot act for much of the 1960s and into the ’70s
evolving from bluesy ballads such as “A Fool in Love” and “It’s Going to Work Out Fine” to flashy covers of “Proud Mary” and “Come Together” and other rock songs that brought them crossover success
They opened for the Rolling Stones in 1966 and 1969
and were seen performing a lustful version of Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” in the 1970 Stones documentary “Gimme Shelter.” Bassett and Laurence Fishburne gave Oscar-nominated performances in “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” based on “I
Tina,” but she would say that reliving her years with Ike was so painful she couldn’t bring herself to watch the movie
Ike and Tina’s reworking of “Proud Mary,” originally a tight
mid-tempo hit for Creedence Clearwater Revival
Against a background of funky guitar and Ike’s crooning baritone
Tina began with a few spoken words about how some people wanted to hear songs that were “nice and easy.”
her first solo album had flopped and her live shows were mostly confined to the cabaret circuit
she even agreed to tour in South Africa when the country was widely boycotted because of its racist apartheid regime
Rod Stewart convinced her to sing “Hot Legs” with him on “Saturday Night Live” and Jagger
who had openly borrowed some of Turner’s on-stage moves
sang “Honky Tonk Women” with her during the Stones’ 1981-82 tour
At a listening party for his 1983 album “Let’s Dance,” David Bowie told guests that Turner was his favorite singer
funny and generous,” Jagger tweeted Wednesday
“She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.”
More popular in England at the time than in the U.S.
she recorded a raspy version of “Let’s Stay Together” at EMI’s Abbey Road studios in London
“Let’s Stay Together” was a hit throughout Europe and on the verge of breaking in the states
urged the label to sign her up and make an album
Among the material presented was a reflective pop-reggae ballad co-written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle and initially dismissed by Tina as “wimpy.”
and I didn’t like it,” she later said of “What’s Love Got To Do With It.”
Turner’s “Private Dancer” album came out in May 1984
sold more than eight million copies and featured several hit singles
including the title song and “Better Be Good To Me.” It won four Grammys
among them record of the year for “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” the song that came to define the clear-eyed image of her post-Ike years
“People look at me now and think what a hot life I must have lived — ha!” she wrote in her memoir
Her voice was never “pretty,” and love songs were never her specialty
in part because she had little experience to draw from
Tennessee in 1939 and would say she received “no love” from either her mother or father
she moved often around Tennessee and Missouri
loved to sing and as a teenager would check out the blues clubs in St
where one of the top draws was Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm
Tina didn’t care much for his looks the first time she saw him
“Then he got up onstage and picked up his guitar,” she wrote in her memoir
During intermission at an Ike Turner show at the nearby Club D’Lisa
King’s “You Know I Love You,” grabbed a microphone and sang along
a stunned Ike called out “Giirrlll!!” and demanded to know what else she could perform
She added a roaring lead vocal to Phil Spector’s titanic production of “River Deep
but a hit overseas and eventually a standard
She was also featured as the Acid Queen in the 1975 film version of the Who’s rock opera “Tommy.” More recent film work included “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” and a cameo in “What’s Love Got to Do with It.”
(Craig Turner was found dead in 2018 of an apparent suicide)
“Tina Turner: My Love Story,” she revealed that she had received a kidney transplant from her second husband
Turner’s life seemed an argument against marriage
but her life with Bach was a love story the younger Tina would not have believed possible
when she flew to Germany for record promotion and he picked her up at the airport
He was more than a decade younger than her — “the prettiest face,” she said of him in the HBO documentary — and the attraction was mutual
exchanging vows at a civil ceremony in Switzerland
“It’s that happiness that people talk about,” Turner told the press at the time
when you can finally take a deep breath and say
This story has been corrected to reflect that Turner died Wednesday
Associated Press Writer Hilary Fox contributed to this report
TINA Turner enjoyed a quiet Swiss life after leaving America
The "Queen of Rock n' Roll" tragically passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2013, at the age of 83 in Küsnacht, Switzerland
Tina Turner was born on November 26, 1939, in Brownsville, Tennessee
However, over the last three decades, she had been living in Switzerland with her second husband, German native Erwin Bach
Prior to her 2013 marriage to Bach, the music legend had been married to Ike Turner from 1962 to 1978
The R&B superstar left the United States to reside in a quieter environment where she could find more privacy
According to ABC News, Turner "unapologetically moved to Switzerland for its discretion and calm, carrying her very public persona into a very private country."
As per the publication, Küsnacht's mayor Markus Ernst said by phone: "One of the reasons she came to Switzerland was to have a completely normal life.
"She could go to restaurants without being photographed all the time … in the street, people didn’t stare at her or ask for her autograph."
ABC News also stated: "Neighbors didn’t gawk, hound her for autographs or snap photos. Many Swiss felt a sense of pride that she could retreat here from the pressures of the media spotlight.
married her and — according to her memoirs — violently beat her."
In a 1997 CNN interview with the late Larry King
Turner said: "I have left America because my success was in another country and my boyfriend was in another country."
Europe has been very supportive of my music."
The icon added that Europe had been "hugely" more supportive of her music than America
Turner moved to Switzerland in the mid-1990s and gained citizenship in the European country in 2013
As per Page Six
the singer "went as far as to renounce" her citizenship with the United States
Turner had a positive impact on her Swiss community
Following her death, Swiss President Alain Berset shared a tweet in which he honored the late star
President Berset referred to Turner as an icon and said his "thoughts are with the relatives of this impressive woman
who found a second homeland in Switzerland."
Turner and Bach owned multiple Swiss properties
Turner's longtime Swiss home is located in the municipality of Küsnacht, not far from Zürich
Page Six reported that Turner and Bach also bought a "sprawling waterfront estate" in Zürich less than two years before the soul singer's death
The couple paid $76million for the impressive property
According to the outlet, at the time, Bach told the local newspaper Handelszeitung that he and his megastar wife chose to purchase more property in the mountainous country after they gained their Swiss citizenship
He said: "[We] feel very comfortable in Switzerland."
The couple reportedly planned to use the expensive property as a “new weekend retreat in the immediate vicinity.”
the property includes five acres of land and ten "different structures," as well as "its own private pond
On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, Turner passed away at the couple's Küsnacht home
Tina Turner resided in a small Swiss town before she died
which is nearby to where she bought her $76m home to escape Hollywood
The queen of rock‘n’roll's death was announced earlier this week
with the 83-year-old passing away of natural causes in her homeland of Switzerland
she was a Swiss citizen after uprooting her life and moving to the country with her husband
which sits on the shores of Lake Zurich in Switzerland
which is where she is said to have lived for many years
With a population of less than 14,000 people, the small town is situated in Zurich, which is dubbed as "one of the best places to live in the world", according to Anglo Pacific
Switzerland ranks 4th worldwide for quality of life
which is probably what made it so attractive for Tina when she made the move their after she started dating Erwin Bach
The couple met in Germany in 1986 and moved to Switzerland together in 1994 after Erwin's job as a music executive
Tina married Erwin in 2013 and a year later decided to give up her American passport and become a Swiss resident
Her reasoning for renouncing her American citizenship was because she wanted to purchase property in Switzerland after renting for some time
In early 2022 she and Erwin purchased a lavish estate in the village of Staefa (pictured below)
which set them back a staggering amount of cash
She already rented Chateau Algonquin in the nearby area of Kuesnacht
but wanted to purchase the sprawling estate after the Coronavirus pandemic
Together she and Erwin purchased the huge $76 million estate which boasted of 10 structures across five acres
and boasted of a swimming pool and private pond
The town and surrounding areas in which Tina resided allowed her to live a life of normalcy
with her able to carry out everyday activities as an ordinary member of the town's community
Spotted going about her day-to-day life while residing in the small town, the iconic singer was sometimes spotted “doing her own shopping, standing in line at the post office and exercising outdoors,” according to the New York Times
Following the news of Tina's death breaking
local residents of Kusnacht visited the gates of Tina's estate to lay flowers and pay their respects
They even told of how the superstar would always stop to say hello when she was seen in the park
“She was really happy here and she would always say hi if you saw her on the street
Loved by Swiss people all over the country
Swiss President Alain Berset even said: “With Tina Turner’s death
The municipality of Kusnacht also issued a statement
saying: “Tina Turner inspired people all over the world with her unique voice and touched many Kusnacht residents with her warmth and modesty
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Doctors spent the night fighting for Muriel Furrer's life
the Swiss junior dies after her crash at the World Championships
Cycling expert Henri Gammenthaler talks to blue Sport about the drama
Now she comes to these road world championships and is so unlucky
It's just tragic," says Henri Gammenthaler in an interview with blue Sport shortly after learning of Muriel Furrer's death
Henri Gammenthaler analyzes cycling events for blue Sport
The Zurich native was once a rider himself and later a TV and radio pundit and commentator for the Tour de Suisse
Gammenthaler lives not far from the scene of the accident and knows the route inside out
"It's in the middle of the forest
The descent towards Küsnacht is dangerous
Anyone who has ever ridden past there knows that," he explains
but Gammenthaler is not surprised that there was a serious crash on this descent
it's very steep and you can hardly see anything," he says
"It's immeasurably unlucky that an 18-year-old
talented rider has to lose her life there."
landed in the undergrowth and initially lay undetected next to the race track
Passing vehicles are said not to have seen her immediately
"If it's true that nobody noticed that she was missing from the track
that's insane," says Gammenthaler
He would like to see the World Championships stopped after the drama
the competitions will continue until Sunday
as the organizers announced on Friday afternoon
This is also in the interests of Muriel Furrer's relatives
The organizers are not yet able to provide any information on the circumstances of the accident
The sport has become brutal and is increasingly associated with accidents
This is also because the professional cyclists are getting faster and faster: "They have the latest
you can ride down a hill at 100 km/h and the bike remains stable." It becomes correspondingly dangerous if a rider falls
After the death of Gino Mäder at last year's Tour de Suisse
Muriel Furrer's death at the World Cycling Championships in Zurich is the next drama in Swiss cycling
it is clear that the race organizers and the world federation must react and invest in safer routes: "In order to increase safety
completely different routes would have to be designed and the dangerous spots defused
ohne Deutsch lernen zu müssen»: Expats machen einen Sechstel der Küsnachter Bevölkerung aus
Der Spitzenwert stösst nicht nur auf Begeisterung
145Die Anwältin Jessica Radermacher gehört zur englischsprachigen Community in Küsnacht
spricht aber auch Deutsch.Foto: Sabina BobstJeder Sechste englischsprachig
fragen wir an diesem Mai-Nachmittag einen jüngeren
gut gekleideten Mann mit Kinderwagen im Park beim Hafen Küsnacht
Der Angesprochene schaut kurz verdutzt und meint dann lächelnd: «Yes – auch!»
Der Mann ist kein Englisch-Muttersprachler
sondern ein 40-jähriger Deutscher aus Küsnacht
der als Swiss-Pilot arbeitet und neben Hochdeutsch auch fliessend Englisch spricht
Dabei wäre die Chance für einen Volltreffer – auf eine Person mit Muttersprache Englisch zu stossen – in der 14’000-Einwohner-Gemeinde Küsnacht besonders gross. Dies geht aus neuen Zahlen des Bundesamts für Statistik hervor
Ein Sechstel der Wohnbevölkerung gibt in Küsnacht als Hauptsprache Englisch an
das ist der Höchstwert unter den Schweizer Städten
die in Küsnacht lebten und bei internationalen Konzernen in Zürich arbeiteten
Er und seine Frau schätzen das internationale Ambiente sehr – «ein spannendes Netzwerk» – genauso wie die mehrsprachige Privatschule
dass er wegen der hohen Immobilienpreise in Küsnacht kaum je etwas Eigenes zum Wohnen kaufen könne – «No way»
Begehrter Wohnort bei Expats: Küsnacht mit seinem Hafen und dem Park am See.Foto: Sabina BobstWeiter gehts durch Küsnacht mit seinen Villen
Der Dorfplatz wirkt an diesem Nachmittag ziemlich verwaist – von Expats keine Spur
die gerade mit dem E-Bike bei der Migros vorgefahren ist
bei den Schülern vor dem Avec-Shop am Bahnhof
Sie komme ursprünglich aus dem Ruhrpott und habe sich anfangs fast geschämt in Küsnacht
beim FC Küsnacht müssten die Trainer der F- und G-Juniorenmannschaften die Anweisungen auch in Englisch geben
Und eine Passantin vor dem Bahnhof wundert sich
dass es überhaupt so viele Leute aus den USA und England hierherzieht: «Küsnacht ist doch eher langweilig.»
Doch es finden sich eben auch «optimale Voraussetzungen für international tätige und vernetzte Personen
Versicherungen und in der IT Arbeit finden»
wie der Küsnachter Unternehmer Philippe Guldin sagt
mehrsprachigen Privatschulen plus hoher Lebensqualität hält der 43-Jährige gar für «weltweit einzigartig»
dass sich vor allem hoch qualifizierte Personen aus dem Ausland hier niederliessen
Zur englischsprachigen Community in Küsnacht gehört Jessica Radermacher
Die 65-jährige Anwältin stammt ursprünglich aus New York City und lebt seit 22 Jahren in der Goldküstengemeinde
Den hohen Anteil an Englischsprachigen führt auch sie auf die Attraktivität Küsnachts mit dem See und der Nähe zu Zürich mit den internationalen Firmen zurück
Zudem spiele das englischsprachige Schulangebot mit Lakeside School
Terra Nova Bilingual School und Inter-Community School im nahen Zumikon eine wichtige Rolle
Viele Privatschulen: Zweisprachiger Kindergarten in Küsnacht
Foto: Sabina BobstDank gut bezahlter Jobs könnten sich viele Expats die teuren Wohnungen in Küsnacht leisten
Diese gäben sie beim Wegzug nach wenigen Jahren meist an ihresgleichen weiter
Das Verhältnis zwischen Expats und Einheimischen empfindet die Anwältin
Die Küsnachter seien grösstenteils «very welcoming» gegenüber den ausländischen Zuzügern
Diese blieben allerdings meist unter sich: «Du kannst hier lange
Dass Expats in Küsnacht gut aufgenommen werden
Die 74-jährige gebürtige Irin war früher Lehrerin und lebt seit 17 Jahren in der Gemeinde
wo sie ebenfalls zur englischsprachigen Community gehört
das habe ihr die Integration klar erleichtert
Nur bemühten sich viele Expats nicht um die Landessprache
Stefan von Burg von der gleichnamigen Bäckerei ist Präsident der Dachorganisation der Küsnachter Vereine.Foto: Sabina BobstGenau aus diesem Grund stösst der hohe Englischsprachigenanteil in Küsnacht da und dort auch auf Skepsis
«Wir haben ja selber schon vier Landessprachen
jetzt müssen wir noch eine fünfte beherrschen»
meint ein älterer Mann bei der Seeanlage Goldbach mit einem gewissen Sarkasmus
«Viele englischsprachige Kunden gehen ganz selbstverständlich davon aus
sagt Stefan von Burg von der gleichnamigen Bäckerei
der auch die Dachorganisation der Küsnachter Vereine präsidiert
Sprachliche Hürden habe man bis anhin aber immer überwunden – «auch mit gegenseitigem Humor»
Dies werde man auch in Zukunft so handhaben
Für ihn bilden die Expats eine Parallelgesellschaft in Küsnacht
sie blieben zum grössten Teil unter ihresgleichen
dass mit dem in der Regel gut betuchten Bevölkerungsteil die Preise von Wohneigentum und Mietobjekten steigen
Dies verunmögliche es jungen Küsnachter Familien zusehends
was für die längerfristige Dorfentwicklung nicht gut sei
Die Skepsis gegenüber der «Englisierung» bekam kürzlich auch Philipp Bretscher von der Apotheke Hotz zu spüren
Im Zusammenhang mit Corona-Tests verschickte er Kunden ein Infomail
das er der Einfachheit halber in Englisch verfasst hatte
«Ich bekam mehrere Rückmeldungen von Kunden
Gemeindepräsident Markus Ernst.Foto: Sabina BobstGemeindepräsident Markus Ernst (FDP) hält die Sorge um einen Kulturverlust für eher unbegründet
dass man in Küsnacht ohne Englisch nicht mehr zurechtkomme
Die vielen Expats würden nicht als Problem wahrgenommen
Zudem sei die Universalsprache Englisch insofern von Vorteil
als sie die meisten Einheimischen verstünden
Derzeit stelle eine ganz andere Sprachgruppe die Gemeinde vor Herausforderungen: Ukraine-Flüchtlinge
von denen viele gar kein Englisch sprechen
Küsnacht profitiere via Steuereinnahmen von den gut verdienenden Expats
Und die hohen Miet- und Immobilienpreise könnten nicht nur ihnen angelastet werden
die bezahlbare Wohnungen zu Renditeobjekten umwandelten
dass die Gemeinde seit vielen Jahren Land im Baurecht an Baugenossenschaften abgibt
damit auch junge Familien und Alteingesessene eine bezahlbare Wohnung finden
Zuletzt habe man einen Anteil von 15 Prozent genossenschaftlichem Wohnraum erreicht – ein Wert
Laut dem Politgeografen Michael Hermann zeigen sich Tendenzen einer Abkoppelung gut situierter Neuzuzüger von Einheimischen auch in anderen reichen Schweizer Gemeinden in der Nähe internationaler Unternehmen und Universitäten
Internationale Firmen zahlten höhere Löhne
was zu Preissteigerungen auf dem Wohnungsmarkt führe und Folgen fürs soziale Gefüge habe
Wenn zudem immer mehr Expats ihre Kinder in Privatschulen schickten und nur noch Kinder Einheimischer die Volksschule besuchten
Zwischen Tradition und Weltläufigkeit: Strassenbild im Zentrum von Küsnacht.Foto: Sabina BobstAuffallend ist laut Hermann
dass Englisch in der Regel mehr toleriert wird als andere Fremdsprachen – trotz einiger Klagen über fehlende Deutschbemühungen in Küsnacht
entzündeten sich Diskussionen um die Sprachintegration schneller
weil dort oft auch kulturelle Ängste mitspielten
In Bezug auf die Ausländerfrage lässt sich laut Hermann in Agglomerationsgemeinden wie Küsnacht in jüngster Zeit ein Trend weg von der Migrationsskepsis hin zu vermehrter Ausländerakzeptanz feststellen
«Manche Gemeinden entwickeln eine neue Identität
für viele Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner wird die Internationalität normal.»
Lautes Schweizerdeutsch ertönt an diesem Nachmittag von einem Tisch vor dem Kafi Carl beim Bahnhof Küsnacht
Er habe kein Problem mit den vielen Englischsprachigen
das verleihe Küsnacht «etwas Weltläufiges»
Und die Einheimischen seien tolerant: «Die akzeptieren nicht nur Englisch
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Tina Turner has understandably accumulated a remarkable fortune over her six-decade career and life in the spotlight
peaking in a US$116 million ($124m) home purchase with her spouse less than two years prior to her passing
The rock ‘n’ roll legend died aged 83 following a long, private health battle.
the ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich
the world loses a music legend and a role model.”
The star passed away in her Switzerland home
an estate called Chateau Algonquin in Zurich
which she rented for years with German husband Erwin Bach
Turner became quite fond of the European country
with the pair eventually deciding to splurge on a sprawling estate in Staefa
Turner and Bach – who tied the knot back in 2013 – paid US$116m for the 10-building mansion on the lake and used the estate as a “weekend retreat”
When the couple immigrated to Europe in the 1990s
Turner relinquished her US citizenship to become a Swiss resident
This allowed the Proud Mary singer to buy the expansive home
seeing as Swiss law requires property buyers to be residents of the country so that they can invest in the area
revealed that the purchase was the next step for the couple because they both have Swiss nationality now and now feel at home in Switzerland
“[We] feel very comfortable in Switzerland,” Bach said
“Due to the pandemic and its consequences we — like many other Swiss — unfortunately
the What’s Love Got To Do It singer shed light on her decision to leave the US
“I have left America because my success was in another country and my boyfriend was in another country,” she said on The Larry King Show
And just a few weeks after the couple purchased their new home in Switzerland
Turner made another huge financial decision – to sell her extensive music catalogue
The star sold her songs to German music company BMG for a reported US$68m
is something personal,” Turner revealed at the time
“I am confident that with BMG and Warner Music my work is in professional and reliable hands.”
Turner was last on tour in 2008 with her Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour
Turner passed away with an estimated US$380m net worth
Tina Turner officially retired from performing
which has played on various stages around the world
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