Riesbach

Riesbach is District 8 of the Swiss city of Zürich and comprises the quarters , and . It was formerly an independent municipality on the eastern shore of and was incorporated into the city in 1893.
  • Suburb with about 17,900 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 430 metres (1,410 feet)
  • Description: district in the city of Zürich, Switzerland
  • Also known as
    “city district #8 (Zürich)”
    “District 8”
    “Kreis 8 (Zürich)”
    “Zuerich (Kreis 8)”
    “Zürich (Kreis 8)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Botanical Garden and Villa Patumbah.
The of the University of Zurich is a in the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hirslanden and Hottingen.
Suburb
is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich.
Suburb
is a quarter in of .
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The in the city of encompasses…
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Latitude
47.35748° or 47° 21′ 27″ north
Longitude
8.55987° or 8° 33′ 36″ east
Open location code
8FVC9H45+XW
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Riesbach” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռիսբախ”
  • Catalan: “Districte 8”
  • Chinese: “里斯巴赫”
  • Czech: “Riesbach”
  • Danish: “Riesbach”
  • Dutch: “Riesbach”
  • French: “8e arrondissement”
  • French: “Riesbach”
  • German: “Kreis 8”
  • German: “Riesbach”
  • Irish: “Riesbach”
  • Italian: “Kreis 8”
  • Italian: “Riesbach”
  • Japanese: “リースバッハ”
  • Korean: “리스바흐”
  • Latin: “Circulus 8”
  • Latin: “Riesbach”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riesbach”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Riesbach”
  • Polish: “Riesbach”
  • Russian: “Рисбах”
  • Slovenian: “Kreis 8”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje 8”
  • Slovenian: “Riesbach”
  • Spanish: “Riesbach”
  • Swedish: “Kreis 8”
  • Swedish: “Riesbach”
  • Swiss German: “Chrais 8”
  • Swiss German: “Riesbach”
  • Turkish: “8. Bölge”
  • Turkish: “Kreis 8”
  • Turkish: “Riesbach”
  • Ukrainian: “Рісбах”

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