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
Schnabelburg Castle (German: Schnabelburg) was a small castle erected in 1150 by the lords of Eschenbach (Switzerland, near Lucerne) on the Albis chain South-west of Zurich, Switzerland, overlooking the nearby Schnabellücken pass.
Mutschellen is the name of a pass in the canton of Aargau in the district of Bremgarten near the border of canton Zurich.
The Milchbuck Tunnel is a motor road tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the A1L motorway from Zürich Schwamendingen to Zürich Letten, where the tunnel's southern portal lies on Wasserwerkstrasse, which leads into central Zürich.
Mettmenhaslisee is a lake located between Niederhasli and Mettmenhasli in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
Loorenkopf tower is a 33-metre (108 ft) high freestanding wood lattice tower on Adlisberg, north of Witikon in Zürich, Switzerland.
The Irchel is an elevation in the Canton of Zürich, located at the Rhine between the Töss and Thur rivers, on the territory of Buch am Irchel, Berg am Irchel and Freienstein-Teufen, separating the Andelfingen and Bülach districts. It is an outlying …
Härti is a quarter in the district 6 of Winterthur, in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland.
Hirzenbach is a quarter in the district 12 of Zurich, located in the Glatt Valley (German: Glattal).
Herti Allmend Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Zug, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Zug 94 and SC Cham in 2007-08 Challenge League season.
The Helvetiaplatz in Zurich is located in the District 4 (ger.: Kreis 4) at the corner Langstrasse and Stauffacherstrasse.
Flachsee is an artificial lake on the Reuss River at Rottenschwil, south of Bremgarten in the Aargau region of Switzerland. The reservoir was formed after the construction of the dam in 1975 at Bremgarten-Zufikon.
Eschenberg Observatory (German: Sternwarte Eschenberg) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Astronomical Society of Winterthur.
Eishalle Herti was an indoor sporting arena located in Zug, Switzerland.
Buechenegg Pass (el.
The Bubenholz Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It forms part of the A51 motorway, which links the A1 motorway with Zurich Airport.
The Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich (Antiquarian Society of Zürich), often shortened to Antiquarische or AGZ, is an association concerned with the study and preservation of the history of the canton of Zürich.
The Ustermer Aa or Aabach is a river in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Weinberg is a quarter in the district 6 of Winterthur, Switzerland.