Merkurplatz

Merkurplatz is a park in , . Merkurplatz is situated nearby to the playground , as well as near the museum .
  • Type: Park
  • Description: public square in the city of Zürich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Merkur Platz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zürich HB and Kulturama.

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
It's hard for a station to get better than . is the main station of and is '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.

Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 170 metres north of Merkurplatz.

Theater building
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The is an opera house in the Swiss city of . Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zurich Opera since 1891, and also houses the Bernhard-Theater Zürich. is situated 690 metres west of Merkurplatz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hottingen and Hirslanden.

Suburb
is a quarter in of . It was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 10,100 in an area of 5.05 square kilometres.

Suburb
is a quarter in the district 7 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 7,648 distributed on an area of 2.187 km2.

Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Merkurplatz

Latitude
47.36723° or 47° 22′ 2″ north
Longitude
8.55531° or 8° 33′ 19″ east
Named after
Mercury
Open location code
8FVC9H84+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128840097
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q27322407
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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Merkurplatz” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Artergut and Wading Pool Artergut.

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