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Neighborhood Attractions In Zurich

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Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately 400,028 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zürich Airport and railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Romans, who, in 15 BC, called it Turicum. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years ago. During...
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  • 1. Old Town (Altstadt) Zurich
    Die Altstadt in the Swiss city of Zürich encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934. Die Altstadt approximately corresponds to the area enclosed by the former city ramparts, and is today within the administrative area of the city called Kreis 1 . With a population of 5,617 , it houses about 1.4% of the city's total population. Administratively, District 1 is divided into four parts or quarters by the Zürich statistical office, Rathaus , Hochschulen , Lindenhof and City. Lindenhof and Rathaus correspond to the parts of the medieval city left and right of the Limmat, respectively, while City and Hochschulen include the area of the Early Modern city west and ea...
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  • 2. Bahnhofstrasse Zurich
    Bahnhofstrasse is Zürich's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. In 2011, a study named the Bahnhofstrasse the most expensive street for retail property in Europe, and the third most expensive worldwide. In 2016 ranked ninth. It came into existence when the city fortifications were demolished in 1864 and the ditch in front of the walls was filled in. Until that time, the name of the location had been Fröschengraben , which then was changed to Bahnhofstrasse . Bahnhofstrasse starts at Bahnhofplatz in front of the Zürich Hauptbahnhof , passing Rennweg, Augustinergasse and Paradeplatz before it ends after 1.4 km at Bürkliplatz on Lake Zürich , . The street is largely pedestrianised, but is also an important link in the Zürich tram net...
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  • 3. Lindenhof Zurich
    Die Altstadt in the Swiss city of Zürich encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934. Die Altstadt approximately corresponds to the area enclosed by the former city ramparts, and is today within the administrative area of the city called Kreis 1 . With a population of 5,617 , it houses about 1.4% of the city's total population. Administratively, District 1 is divided into four parts or quarters by the Zürich statistical office, Rathaus , Hochschulen , Lindenhof and City. Lindenhof and Rathaus correspond to the parts of the medieval city left and right of the Limmat, respectively, while City and Hochschulen include the area of the Early Modern city west and ea...
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  • 4. Niederdorf Zurich
    Die Altstadt in the Swiss city of Zürich encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934. Die Altstadt approximately corresponds to the area enclosed by the former city ramparts, and is today within the administrative area of the city called Kreis 1 . With a population of 5,617 , it houses about 1.4% of the city's total population. Administratively, District 1 is divided into four parts or quarters by the Zürich statistical office, Rathaus , Hochschulen , Lindenhof and City. Lindenhof and Rathaus correspond to the parts of the medieval city left and right of the Limmat, respectively, while City and Hochschulen include the area of the Early Modern city west and ea...
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  • 5. Lake Zurich, Eastern Bank Zurich
    The Obersee is the smaller of the two parts of Zürichsee in the cantons of St. Gallen and Schwyz in Switzerland.
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  • 7. Schipfe Zurich
    Schipfe is a residential district in Zürich located on the eastern slope of the Lindenhof, one of the oldest parts of the Helvetii Oppidum Zürich-Lindenhof, by the river Limmat. Historians and the Weinplatz suggest that the district was part of the former civilian harbour of the Celtic-Roman Turicum.
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