Walcheturm

Walcheturm is a public building in Zurich, Zurich. Walcheturm is situated nearby to the fountain Seelöwenbrunnen, as well as near Hotel Bristol Zurich.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zürich HB and Seelöwenbrunnen.

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.

Seelöwenbrunnen

Fountain

Photo: Katja Hottingen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Seelöwenbrunnen is a fountain.

Liebfrauenkirche

Church

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Liebfrauenkirche is a Catholic church in Zurich, Switzerland. Due to the influx of Catholic immigration in Zurich in the 19th century, it was built from 1893 to 1894 under the Romanesque Revival architecture designs of the architect August Hardegger. Liebfrauenkirche is situated 170 metres east of Walcheturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niederdorf and Schipfe.

Niederdorf

Locality

Photo: Morgner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Niederdorf is a locality.

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.

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.

Walcheturm

Type: Public building
Address: Zürich, 8001
Categories: building and government building
Location: Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.37979° or 47° 22′ 47″ north

Longitude

8.54288° or 8° 32′ 34″ east

Inception

1927—1934

Levels

Open location code

8FVC9GHV+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 108333145

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

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