Zurich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and an international financial centre. Zurich is close to some excellent skiing resorts and many people headed for the Swiss Alps don't spend much time in Zurich itself, but you'd be missing a lot if you don't explore Zurich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Letzigrund Stadium and Zurich Main Station.
Letzigrund Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Seasider53, CC BY 4.0.
Letzigrund is a stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, the home of the football clubs FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich, as well as the athletics club LC Zürich.
Zurich Main Station
Railway station
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zürich Hauptbahnhof, often shortened to Zürich HB or just HB, and known in English as Zurich Main Station, is the largest railway station in Switzerland and one of the busiest in Europe.
Zurich Opera House
Theater building
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The Zurich Opera House is an opera house in the Swiss city of Zurich. Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zurich Opera since 1891, and also houses the Bernhard-Theater Zürich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiedikon and Altstetten.
Wiedikon
Suburb
Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg. Wiedikon was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.
Altstetten
Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Altstetten is a quarter in district 9 of the city of Zurich in Switzerland. It was formerly a municipality in its own right, but was incorporated into Zurich in 1934. Altstetten is situated 3½ km west of Zurich.
Zurich
- Type: Locality with 420,000 residents
- Also known as: “CH0261” and “Zuerich”
- Location: Zürich District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.3828° or 47° 22′ 58″ northLongitude
8.5307° or 8° 31′ 51″ eastPopulation
420,000Elevation
411 metres (1,348 feet)Open location code
8FVC9GMJ+47GeoNames ID
7287650
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Zurich” goes by many names.
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