Oberstrass

Oberstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 11,083 distributed on an area of 2.64 km2.

Type: Suburb with 9,910 residents
Description: quarter of the city of Zurich, Switzerland
Also known as: “Zuerich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass” and “Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zurich Main Station and MoneyMuseum.

Zurich Main Station

Railway station

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

It's hard for a station to get better than Zürich HB. Zürich HB is the main station of Zurich and is Switzerland's largest station. The station is huge: it's a hub for all kinds of long-distance trains from all over Europe, intercity and regional SBB trains, and forms the core of Zurich's S-Bahn and tram system.

MoneyMuseum

Museum

Photo: Albinfo, CC0.

MoneyMuseum is a private museum in Zurich, Switzerland, that focuses critically on monetary history and the future of money. It is funded by the nonprofit Sunflower Foundation.

Theater Rigiblick

Theater building

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Theater Rigiblick or Theatersaal Rigiblick is a theatre in the German-speaking Switzerland situated in Zürich-Oberstrass. Built in 1901 as the restaurant Rigiblick, the theater houses mainly guest performances, focussed on the dance theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterstrass and Fluntern.

Unterstrass

Suburb

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unterstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich. 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.

Fluntern

Suburb

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich, Switzerland. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 7,325 distributed on an area of 2.84 km2.