Schwamendingen

Schwamendingen is a district in the city of Zürich. Formerly an independent community, it was incorporated into Zurich in 1934 to build district number 12.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 28,200 residents
  • Description: district in the city of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “12. bölge”, “city district #12 (Zürich)”, “District 12”, “Kreis 12 (Zürich)”, “Zuerich (Kreis 12)”, and “Zürich (Kreis 12)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Old Church of Schwamendingen and Einhausung Schwamendingen.

Church
Photo: Charly Bernasconi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Park
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is a park.

Church
Photo: Charly Bernasconi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wallisellen and Stettbach.

Town
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district…

Suburb
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
is a quarter in the northern part of the city of , .

Schwamendingen

Latitude
47.405° or 47° 24′ 18″ north
Longitude
8.57241° or 8° 34′ 21″ east
Population
28,200
Elevation
435 metres (1,427 feet)
Open location code
8FVCCH4C+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 525893914
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6295523
Wiki­data ID
Q657525
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Schwamendingen” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Schwamendingen”
  • Catalan: “Districte 12”
  • Cebuano: “Zürich”
  • Dutch: “Schwamendingen”
  • French: “12e arrondissement”
  • German: “Kreis 12”
  • German: “Schwamendingen”
  • Irish: “Schwamendingen”
  • Italian: “Schwamendingen”
  • Latin: “Schwamendingen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Schwamendingen”
  • Swedish: “Schwamendingen”
  • Swiss German: “Schwamendingen”
  • Turkish: “Kreis 12”
  • Turkish: “Schwamendingen”
  • Ukrainian: “Швамендінген”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Schwamendingen-Mitte and Saatlen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kreisschulpflege Schwamendingen and Schwamendingerplatz.

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Worth a closer look: Winterthur and Aarau.

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