District 6
District 6 is a district north of the old town in the Swiss city of Zurich. The district comprises the quarters Unterstrass and Oberstrass. Both entities were formerly municipalities of their own, but were incorporated into Zurich in 1893.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 30,000 residents
- Description: district in the city of Zürich, Switzerland
- Also known as: “city district #6 (Zürich)”, “Kreis 6 (Zürich)”, “Zuerich (Kreis 6)”, and “Zürich (Kreis 6)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uhrenmuseum zum Rösli and Bruder Klaus Zürich.
Uhrenmuseum zum Rösli
Museum
The Uhrenmuseum zum Rösli is a small horological museum in Zurich, Switzerland that was founded in 2006. The museum is open by appointment and located in a historic building on Röslistrasse 46, about 3 kilometers north of the city center on the route to Oerlikon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unterstrass and Oberstrass.
Unterstrass
Suburb
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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.
Oberstrass
Suburb
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.
Wipkingen
Suburb
Wipkingen is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 16,734 distributed on an area of 2.10 km2.
District 6
- Categories: Kreis (city of Zürich) and electoral unit
- Location: Zurich, Zürich District, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“District 6” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Districte 6”
- Cebuano: “Zürich”
- German: “Kreis 6”
- Latin: “Circulus 6”
- Slovenian: “Kreis 6”
- Slovenian: “Okrožje 6”
- Turkish: “6. Bölge”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hotel Krone Unterstrass and Irchelpark.
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