Oerlikonturm

Oerlikonturm is a tower in , . Oerlikonturm is situated nearby to , as well as near the community center .
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: observation tower in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Aussichtsturm Oerlikon (Blauer Turm)”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oerliker Park and Wahlenpark.

Park
The is a public multi-purpose district park covering 188,000 square feet in Oerlikon, just to the north of Zürich. The was created by the Grün Stadt Zürich in 2001 as part of the regional development project "Zentrum Zürich Nord" and was the first of four parks.

Park
Photo: Irisk12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a public park in New Oerlikon in the northern part of . The park covers 139,931 ft². It was created in 2005 as part of the regional development "Zentrum Zürich Nord", as the last of four parks. is situated 200 metres northeast of Oerlikonturm.

Park
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a public park in the Oerlikon quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. The area to the north of was once home to the extensive works of Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon, a site that has now been redeveloped as Neu Oerlikon. is situated 300 metres south of Oerlikonturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oerlikon and Seebach.

Suburb
is a quarter in the northern part of the city of , . A formerly independent municipality, was merged with Zürich in 1934 and forms today, together with Affoltern and Seebach, the city .

Suburb
is a quarter in the district 11 of Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley. It was formerly a municipality in its own right, but was incorporated into the city of Zürich in 1934.

Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter in district 11 in Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley.

Oerlikonturm

Latitude
47.41466° or 47° 24′ 53″ north
Longitude
8.53882° or 8° 32′ 20″ east
Inception
2001
Height
36 metres (116 feet)
Open location code
8FVCCG7Q+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 417810940
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q17041675
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Oerlikonturm” goes by many names.

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