Die Lesebank
Die Lesebank is a public bookcase in Zurich, Zurich. Die Lesebank is situated nearby to the museum Friedhof Forum, as well as near the work of art Fountain with Male Sculpture and Bench.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Letzigrund Stadium and Fountain with Male Sculpture and Bench.
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. Letzigrund Stadium is situated 1 km northwest of Die Lesebank.
Fountain with Male Sculpture and Bench
Work of art
Photo: Katja Hottingen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fountain with Male Sculpture and Bench is a work of art.
Fountain with Angel and Globe
Fountain
Photo: Katja Hottingen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fountain with Angel and Globe is situated 180 metres south of Die Lesebank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sihlfeld and Aussersihl.
Sihlfeld
Quarter
Sihlfeld is a quarter in the district 3 of Zürich. It was formerly a part of Wiedikon 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.
Aussersihl
Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aussersihl is a district in the Swiss 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.
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.
Die Lesebank
- Opening hours:
May—August: 7:00 AM—8:00 PM
September—October: 7:00 AM—7:00 PM - Type: Public bookcase
- Category: education
- Location: Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.37545° or 47° 22′ 32″ northLongitude
8.51094° or 8° 30′ 39″ eastBrand
BookcrossingOperator
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek ZürichOpen location code
8FVC9GG6+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 6545272334OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=public_bookcase
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