Gefängnis Zürich

Gefängnis Zürich is a prison in , which is located on Rotwandstrasse. Gefängnis Zürich is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near the movie theater .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zürich HB and Kino Xenix.

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It's hard for a station to get better than . 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.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater.

Square
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The is a public square located in at the corner of and Stauffacherstrasse in . The square is known for frequently hosting a variety of demonstrations, both officially authorized and not, such as protests for 1 May, on environmental issues, and on geopolitical issues. is situated 130 metres north of Gefängnis Zürich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aussersihl and Schipfe.

Suburb
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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.

Locality
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is a residential district in , Switzerland, located on the eastern slope of the , one of the oldest parts of the Helvetii Oppidum Zurich-Lindenhof, by the river .

Quarter
is a quarter in the district 3 of Zürich. It was formerly a part of municipality, which was incorporated into Zürich in 1893. As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 21,687 distributed on an area of 1.66 km2.

Gefängnis Zürich

Latitude
47.37496° or 47° 22′ 30″ north
Longitude
8.52664° or 8° 31′ 36″ east
Open location code
8FVC9GFG+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2953842476
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Staatsanwaltschaft Zürich-Limmat, Zürich-Sihl and Bezirksgericht Zürich.

Nearby Places

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