Alter Pflug

Alter Pflug is a memorial in Zurich, Zurich. Alter Pflug is situated near the scenic viewpoint Monte Diggelmann, as well as near Vrenelisgärtli.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Zürich HB and Alfred-Altherr-Terrasse.

Zürich HB

Photo: Roland zh, 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.

Alfred-Altherr-Terrasse

Park

Photo: Balise42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alfred-Altherr-Terrasse is a park, which is situated 290 metres northeast of Alter Pflug.

MoneyMuseum

Museum

Photo: Albinfo, CC0.

MoneyMuseum is a private museum in Zurich, Switzerland, that focuses critically on monetary history and the future of money. It is funded by the nonprofit Sunflower Foundation. MoneyMuseum is situated 460 metres south of Alter Pflug.

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.

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.

Alter Pflug

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.39287° or 47° 23′ 34″ north

Longitude

8.55062° or 8° 33′ 2″ east

Open location code

8FVC9HV2+46

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5753199827

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Monte Diggelmann and Vrenelisgärtli.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Langensteinen (01) and Langensteinenstrasse.

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