Zürich or Zurich (/ˈzjʊərɪk/, Swiss Standard German Zürich [ˈtsʏrɪç], German Standard German Zürich [ˈtsyːʁɪç], Swiss German: Züri [ˈtsyɾi], French: Zurich [zyʁik], Italian: Zurigo [dzuˈriːɡo], Romansh: Turitg [tuˈritɕ]) 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 Zurich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic.
Population: 341,730
Latitude: 47° 22' 0.01" N
Longitude: 8° 33' 0.00" E
Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Zürich Central Library) is the main library of both the city and the University of Zürich, housed in the Predigerkloster, the former Black Friars' abbey, in the old town's Rathaus quarter. It was founded in 1914 by a merger…
Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich.
Seefeld is a quarter in the district 8 of Zürich.
Seebach is a quarter in the district 11 of Zürich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal).
Kyburg Castle (German: Schloss Kyburg) is a castle in the municipality of Kyburg and the canton of Zurich southerly of Winterthur in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Knabenschiessen is a traditional target shooting competition in Zürich. held on the second weekend of September each year. The festival, officially held for the first time in 1889, is one of the oldest in Switzerland, dating back to the 17th century.
Zürich (Höngg) is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich.
Greifensee (or "Lake Greifen" meaning griffin) is a small lake in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Forch is a village and a mountain pass (el.
Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich.
Altstetten is a quarter in the district 9 in Zürich.
The Zunfthaus zur Meisen at Münsterhof square and the Münsterbrücke Limmat crossing is the guild house of the Zunft zur Meisen.
Stadion Zürich is a planned stadium in Zurich, Switzerland.
Schwamendingen is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich.
The Museum of Design, Zürich (German: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and craft in Zurich, Switzerland.
Harald Naegeli (born December 4, 1939) is a Swiss artist best known as the "Sprayer of Zurich" after the graffiti he sprayed in the late 1970s onto walls and buildings in Zürich, Switzerland.
The Glatt Valley (German: Glattal or Glatttal) is a region and a river valley in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Affoltern District (also known as Knonaueramt or Säuliamt) is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland.