Tortoises
Tortoises is in Zurich, Zurich. Tortoises is situated nearby to Harlekin-Regenbogenfisch, as well as near Aquamarin-Regenbogenfisch.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Schildkröten”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fluntern Cemetery and Zürichberg.
Fluntern Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Charly Bernasconi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also known as Friedhof Fluntern, the Fluntern Cemetery is located in the Zürichberg district of Zürich. Fluntern Cemetery is situated 220 metres southwest of Tortoises.
Zürichberg
Peak
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 m, overlooking Lake Zürich and located immediately to the east of the city of Zürich, Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers.
Fountain with woman and Goatling
Fountain
Photo: Katja Hottingen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fountain with woman and Goatling is situated 240 metres southwest of Tortoises.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fluntern and Oberstrass.
Fluntern
Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich, Switzerland. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 7,325 distributed on an area of 2.84 km2.
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.
Tortoises
- Category: tourism
- Location: Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.38433° or 47° 23′ 4″ northLongitude
8.57299° or 8° 34′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FVC9HMF+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 897566067OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animalOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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