Oerlikon

Oerlikon is a quarter in the northern part of the city of , . A formerly independent municipality, Oerlikon was merged with Zürich in 1934 and forms today, together with Affoltern and Seebach, the city .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 17,900 residents
  • Description: suburb and quarter of the Swiss city of Zurich
  • Also known as: “Zuerich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon” and “Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zürich Oerlikon railway station and Swissôtel Zürich.

Railway station
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station located in District 11 of and within fare zone 110 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. It is one of the two major nodes for local and regional public transportation in the northern part of Zürich, the other being the at Zurich Airport.

Hotel
Photo: Martin Sauter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , formerly known as the Hotel International Zürich, was a luxury hotel in the city of Zürich. The hotel was located in the Oerlikon quarter of the city, directly opposite , and roughly halfway between the city centre and .

Square
Photo: Balise42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seebach and Unterstrass.

Suburb
is a quarter in the district 11 of Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley. It was formerly a municipality in its own right, but was incorporated into the city of Zürich in 1934.

Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter in the district 6 in . It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 25,078, in an area of 2.47 km2.

Suburb
is a district in the city of Zürich. Formerly an independent community, it was incorporated into Zurich in 1934 to build district number 12.

Oerlikon

Latitude
47.41042° or 47° 24′ 38″ north
Longitude
8.54459° or 8° 32′ 41″ east
Population
17,900
Elevation
459 metres (1,506 feet)
Open location code
8FVCCG6V+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 525891520
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2659310
Wiki­data ID
Q167179
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Upper Sorbian—“Oerlikon” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Zürich”
  • Croatian: “Oerlikon”
  • Czech: “Oerlikon”
  • Dutch: “Oerlikon”
  • Finnish: “Oerlikon”
  • French: “Oerlikon”
  • German: “Oerlikon”
  • German: “Zürich Oerlikon”
  • Irish: “Oerlikon”
  • Italian: “Oerlikon”
  • Japanese: “エルリコン”
  • Latin: “Oerlikon”
  • Latin: “Orlinchoua”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oerlikon”
  • Slovak: “Oerlikon”
  • Swiss German: “Örlike”
  • Turkish: “Oerlikon”
  • Ukrainian: “Ерлікон”
  • Ukrainian: “Орлікон”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Oerlikon”

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