Wollishofen

Wollishofen is a neighbourhood in Zürich's 2nd district, situated in the eastern foothills of . It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
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  • Type: Suburb with 16,100 residents
  • Description: quarter of the city of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Zuerich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen” and “Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen”
Photo: Parpan05, Public domain.
Photo: Parpan05, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights: St. Franziskuskirche and Kirche Auf der Egg (Zürich).

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Werkbundsiedlung Neubühl and Leimbach.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a quarter in the district 2 in Zürich.

Locality
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is a locality.

Wollishofen

Latitude
47.34243° or 47° 20′ 33″ north
Longitude
8.53071° or 8° 31′ 51″ east
Population
16,100
Elevation
447 metres (1,467 feet)
Open location code
8FVC8GRJ+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29973047
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6295495
Wiki­data ID
Q642353
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Upper Sorbian—“Wollishofen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Zürich”
  • Dutch: “Wollishofen”
  • French: “Wollishofen”
  • German: “Wollishofen”
  • Irish: “Wollishofen”
  • Italian: “Wollishofen”
  • Japanese: “ヴォリスホーフェン区”
  • Korean: “볼리쇼펜”
  • Korean: “볼리스호펜”
  • Latin: “Wollishofen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wollishofen”
  • Swiss German: “Wolishofe”
  • Turkish: “Wollishofen”
  • Ukrainian: “Воллісгофен”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Wollishofen”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Muggenbüel and Brunau.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: EMS Sportwelt and Auf der Egg.

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