Canton of Zurich

Zurich District is a district of the canton of in Switzerland.
  • Type: district of the canton of Zurich with 422,000 residents
  • Description: district in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: Bezirk Zuerich”, “Bezirk Zürich”, “Zurich”, “Zurich District”, and “Zürich District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zurich Main Station and Zurich Opera House.

Railway station
It's hard for a station to get better than Zürich HB. Zürich HB is the main station of and is '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.

Theater building
The is an opera house in the Swiss city of . Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zurich Opera since 1891, and also houses the Bernhard-Theater Zürich.

Arts center
is the birthplace of the Dada art movement, founded in , Switzerland, in 1916. It was founded by Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings as a cabaret intended for artistic and political purposes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zurich and Wiedikon.

is the largest city in and an international financial centre. is close to some excellent skiing resorts and many people headed for the Swiss Alps don't spend much time in itself, but you'd be missing a lot if you don't explore .

Suburb
is a district in the city of . It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of , and . was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.

Suburb
is a district in the city of Zürich. Known officially as District number 4, the district is known as colloquially Chreis Cheib, cheib being the Zürich German word for an animal cadaver.

Canton of Zurich

Latitude
47.3711° or 47° 22′ 16″ north
Longitude
8.5432° or 8° 32′ 36″ east
Population
422,000
Elevation
412 metres (1,352 feet)
Open location code
8FVC9GCV+C7
Geo­Names ID
6458798
Wiki­data ID
Q660732
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Canton of Zurich” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مقاطعة زيورخ
  • Armenian: Ցյուրիխ
  • Asturian: Distritu de Zúrich
  • Basque: Zürich barrutia
  • Belarusian: Цюрых
  • Catalan: Districte de Zuric
  • Catalan: Districte de Zúric
  • Catalan: Districte de Zurich
  • Catalan: Districte de Zürich
  • Cebuano: Bezirk Zürich
  • Chinese: Zürich Koān
  • Chinese: 苏黎世区
  • Chuvash: Цюрих
  • Czech: Okres Curych
  • Dutch: Kanton Zürich
  • Dutch: Zürich
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Zuriko
  • Esperanto: Zuriko
  • French: Canton de Zurich
  • French: district de Zurich
  • French: District de Zurich
  • French: District de Zürich
  • German: Bezirk Zürich
  • German: Kanton Zürich
  • German: Zürich
  • Italian: Cantone di Zurigo
  • Italian: distretto di Zurigo
  • Italian: Distretto di Zurigo
  • Japanese: チューリッヒ区
  • Latin: Turicum” (historical)
  • Lombard: Zürigh
  • Luxembourgish: Distrikt Zürich
  • Min Nan Chinese: Zürich Koān
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Distriktet Zürich
  • Polish: Okręg Zurych
  • Portuguese: distrito de Zurique
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Zurique
  • Russian: Цюрих
  • Spanish: Cantón de Zúrich
  • Spanish: Distrito de Zurich
  • Spanish: Distrito de Zúrich
  • Swedish: Bezirk Zürich
  • Swiss German: Bezirk Züri
  • Swiss German: Zürich
  • Thai: เขตซือริช
  • Tosk Albanian: Bezirk Zürich
  • Turkish: Zürih (bölge)
  • Turkish: Zürih
  • Ukrainian: Цюрих
  • Ukrainian: Цюріх
  • Urdu: ضلع زیورخ
  • Venetian: Distreto de Xurigo
  • Venetian: Zurigo
  • Vietnamese: Zürich
  • Waray (Philippines): Zürich

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Highlights include town hall and Hotel Storchen Zürich.

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