Alt-Wiedikon

Alt-Wiedikon is a quarter in the district 3 of Zürich. It was formerly a part of municipality, which was incorporated into Zürich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 18,610 distributed on an area of 1.69 km2.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Quarter with 14,900 residents
  • Description: quarter of the city of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Zuerich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon” and “Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zurich Giesshübel railway station and Kirche Bühl.

Railway station
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Zürich Giesshübel is a railway station in the west of the city of , in the city's Alt-Wiedikon quarter. It is located within fare zone 110 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund.

Church
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is a church.

Museum
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rietberg Museum is a museum in Zürich, , displaying Asian, African, American and Oceanian art. It is the largest art museum focusing on non-European art and design in Switzerland, the third-largest museum in Zürich, and the largest to be run by the city itself.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wiedikon and Enge.

Suburb
is a district in the city of . It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of Alt-Wiedikon, and . was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.

Suburb
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is a quarter in District 2 of Zürich, Switzerland.

Quarter
is a quarter in the district 3 of Zürich. It was formerly a part of municipality, which was incorporated into Zürich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 21,687 distributed on an area of 1.66 km2.

Alt-Wiedikon

Latitude
47.36557° or 47° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
8.51823° or 8° 31′ 6″ east
Population
14,900
Elevation
431 metres (1,414 feet)
Open location code
8FVC9G89+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5349213316
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
2658007
Wiki­data ID
Q433012
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Alt-Wiedikon” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Zürich”
  • Dutch: “Alt-Wiedikon”
  • French: “Alt-Wiedikon”
  • German: “Alt-Wiedikon”
  • Latin: “Vetus Wiedikon”
  • Spanish: “Alt-Wiedikon”
  • Turkish: “Alt-Wiedikon”
  • Ukrainian: “Альт-Відікон”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Binz and Giesshübel.

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