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Explore Winterthur
Winterthur in Bezirk Winterthur (Canton of Zurich) with it's 91,908 inhabitants is located in Switzerland about 71 mi (or 115 km) north-east of Bern, the country's capital.
Local time in Winterthur is now 06:33 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Winterthur, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Zürich Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Monastic Island of Reichenau in Germany at a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km). The closest in Switzerland is Abbey of St Gall in a distance of 31 mi (or 33 km), North-East. We found 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Grossandelfingen, Pfaffikon, Uster, Frauenfeld and Bulach. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 44 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
Evening Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 78% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 64% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
3°C (38 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Light snow, calm, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
2°C (36 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Banana City
Park Hotel Winterthur Swiss Quality
Best Western Hotel Wartmann am Bahnhof
Sorell Hotel Krone
Plaza Hotel
Loge Winterthur Hotel
Rubus
Pöstli
ibis Winterthur City
Hessengüetli
Videos from this area
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Winterthur Trolleybus 1984 (Slideshow)
(D) Bilder von der Trolleybus in Winterthur, im Jahre 1984. Da gab es noch die ringlinie 4 mit den Zweiachser Trolleybusse von Saurer. Daneben die Berna Gelenkwagen und die ersten ...
Winterthur Trolleybus 1989
Korte Video8 film over de trolleybussen van Winterthur. Gefilmd in de zomer van 1989, zien we bijna alle Trolleybustypen welke op dat moment in dienst waren. De gelede FBW trolley 101, de gelede...
Kantonsspital Winterthur – Flugaufnahmen
Das Kantonsspital Winterthur ist eines der zehn grössten Spitäler der Schweiz und behandelt jährlich rund 200 000 Patientinnen und Patienten. Mit 3000 Mitarbeitenden und 530 Betten sichern...
Bahnübergang Winterthur Brunngasse
Bahnübergang Brunngasse Winterthur Der Bahnübergang befindet sich nördlich vom Bahnhof Winterthur auf einer Strassenkreuzung. Brunngasse/Rundstrasse und Kiesstrasse Meinen Kanal findest...
Dampfwalzen und Frosch - Swiss Historic Winterthur 2014
Dampfwalzen und Frosch an der Swiss Historik DELMAG Maschinenfabrik Reinhold Dornfeld Esslingen a.N. Stampframme Delmag F5 Treibstoff Benzin Gewicht 500kg Baujahr 1932 ...
Kadettenmusik Horgen Backstage am Musikfest Winterthur 2013
Kurze Tour hinter die Bühnen mit der Kadettenmusik Horgen am Kantonalen Musikfest 2013 in Winterthur.
Neues Freilichtspiel in Winterthur vom 10.Juli bis 15. Aug. 2014
2014 wird in Winterthur ein neues Freilichtspiel aufgeführt "Franzosen in der Stadt" ist der Arbeitstitel.Regie Stefan Camenzind, Autor Paul Steinmann. Am 5. Mai 1798 machten napoleonische...
Kadettenmusik Horgen Parade Surprise am Kantonalen Musikfest in Winterthur 2013
Marschmusik Parade der Kadettenmusik Horgen am Kantonal Musikfest 2013 in Winterthur. Die Kadettenmusik Horgen startete in der Kategorie F Parademusik. Titel der Show: Parademusik Show ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Altstadt
Altstadt is the German language word for "old town", meaning "historical city centre within the city wall", in contrast to younger suburbs outside. Neustadt (new town), the logical opposite of "Altstadt", mostly stands for a part of the "Altstadt" in modern sense, sometimes only few years younger than the oldest part, sometimes a late medieval enlargement.
Eulachhalle
Eulachhalle is an arena in Winterthur, Switzerland. It is primarily used for team handball and is the home arena of Pfadi Winterthur and Yellow Winterthur. Eulachhalle holds 2,300 people. In 2008, the arena was the host of the finals of the men's and women's EuroFloorball Cup final rounds. The Arena has also twice been the host of the UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships, in 1997 and 2007. At the 2007 world championships there was a record number of 3,280 spectators in the arena.
Veltheim (Winterthur)
Veltheim is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 5. The district comprises the quarters Rosenberg and Blumenau. Veltheim was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.
Stadt (Winterthur)
Stadt is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 1, thus mainly comprising the original city. The district comprises the quarters Altstadt, Lind, Heiligberg, Tössfeld, Brühlberg and Neuwiesen.
Rosenberg (Winterthur)
Rosenberg is a quarter in the district 5 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of Veltheim municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|30|37|N|8|43|23|E|region:CH |primary |name= }} 19px This Canton of Zurich location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte Template:Portal:Switzerland/Stub
Stadion Schützenwiese
Stadion Schützenwiese is a football stadium in Winterthur, Switzerland. It is the home ground of FC Winterthur and has a capacity of 14,987. Due to security reasons it has a reduced capacity of 8,550. The stadium has 1,100 covered seats, 800 uncovered seats and 6,650 standing places.
Winterthur Central Station
Winterthur Central Station (German: Winterthur Hauptbahnhof or Winterthur HB) is a railway station for Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Opened in 1855, the station is owned and operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS. It is served by all express trains to and from Winterthur, and by a number of Zürich S-Bahn lines. There are also direct trains to Germany. However, most trains to and from Eastern Switzerland bypass the station.
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
Kunstmuseum Winterthur is an art museum in Winterthur, Switzerland run up today by the local Kunstverein, founded in CHK. From its beginnings, the activities of the Kunstverein Winterthur were monitoring "contemporary art" - then Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and especially Les Nabis, up to post-WWII and nowadays most recent positions like Richard Hamilton, Mario Merz and Gerhard Richter.
Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW, German: Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften) located in the city of Winterthur, with facilities in Zurich and Wädenswil, is the largest University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland and is part of the Zürcher Fachhochschule.
Am Römerholz
Am Römerholz or the Oskar Reinhart Collection is an art museum in the Swiss town of Winterthur. It is housed in a 1915 building by Maurice Turrettini, commissioned by Oskar Reinhart to create a home for his art collection.
Fotomuseum Winterthur
Fotomuseum Winterthur is a museum of photography in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Trams in Winterthur
The Winterthur tramway network was part of the public transport network of the city of Winterthur, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland, for more than 50 years. Opened in 1898, the network also served the neighbouring communities of Töss, Wülflingen, Oberwinterthur and Seen, all of which were incorporated into the municipality of Winterthur in 1922.