Platzspitzbrunnen
Platzspitzbrunnen is a fountain in Zurich, Zurich. Platzspitzbrunnen is situated nearby to the bridge Drahtschmidlisteg, as well as near Zurich Marriott Hotel.Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: fountain by Robert Lienhard at Platzspitz in Zürich, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Brunnenfigur ‘Wirbel’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zürich HB and Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo.
Zürich HB
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
It's hard for a station to get better than Zürich HB. Zürich HB is the main station of Zurich and is Switzerland'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.
Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo
Arts center
Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo, also known as the Drahtschmidli, is a youth center in Zürich, Switzerland. The space hosts workshops, concerts, and plays. It also includes a restaurant and club. Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo is situated 130 metres north of Platzspitzbrunnen.
Museum of Design
Museum
Photo: Photones, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Design, Zürich is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and craft in Zurich, Switzerland. Museum of Design is situated 250 metres west of Platzspitzbrunnen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberstrass and Unterstrass.
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.
Unterstrass
Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Schipfe
Locality
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schipfe is a residential district in Zurich, Switzerland, located on the eastern slope of the Lindenhof, one of the oldest parts of the Helvetii Oppidum Zurich-Lindenhof, by the river Limmat.
Platzspitzbrunnen
- Categories: water well and public water well
- Location: Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.3822° or 47° 22′ 56″ northLongitude
8.53893° or 8° 32′ 20″ eastOperator
WVZOpen location code
8FVC9GJQ+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 338640024OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q27229971
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Platzspitzbrunnen” goes by many names.
- German: “Wirbel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Drahtschmidlisteg and Zurich Marriott Hotel.
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