Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich is a library in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the main library of both the city and the University of Zurich, housed in the Predigerkloster, the former Black Friars' abbey, in the old town's Rathaus quarter.
  • Library
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by Stiftung Zentralbibliothek Zürich
  • …has 4 floors
  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
    Saturday: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Sunday: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: Zürich Central Library
  • Address: Zähringerplatz 6, Zürich, 8001
  • Email: zb@zb.uzh.ch
  • Also known as
    “Central Library of Zurich”
    “zb.uzh.ch”
    “Zürich Central Library”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Places in the Area

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Zentralbibliothek Zürich

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Latitude
47.37424° or 47° 22′ 27″ north
Longitude
8.54546° or 8° 32′ 44″ east
Open location code
8FVC9GFW+M5
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Zentralbibliothek Zürich” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ցյուրիխի կենտրոնական գրադարան”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Central de Zúric”
  • Chinese: “蘇黎世中心圖書”
  • Chinese: “蘇黎世中心圖書館”
  • Dutch: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Biblioteko de Zuriko”
  • French: “Bibliothèque centrale de Zurich”
  • German: “ZB Zürich”
  • German: “zb.uzh.ch”
  • German: “ZBZ”
  • German: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • German: “ZüZ”
  • Greek: “Κεντρική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ζυρίχης”
  • Indonesian: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca centrale di Zurigo”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Centrale di Zurigo”
  • Japanese: “チューリッヒ中央図書館”
  • Javanese: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه مرکزی زوریخ”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Central de Zurique”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Central de Zurich”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Central de Zúrich”
  • Spanish: “Zentralbibliothek Zurich”
  • Swedish: “Centralbiblioteket i Zürich”
  • Swedish: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Swiss German: “ZBZ”
  • Swiss German: “Zentralbibliothek Züri”
  • Swiss German: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”
  • Vietnamese: “Zentralbibliothek Zürich”

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