Zürich (Kreis 1) / City
District of Zürich
Canton of Zurich - Switzerland

Zürich Hauptbahnhof

Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB) (English: Zurich Main Station) is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zurich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland and neighbouring European countries such as Germany, Italy, Austria and France. Constructed as the terminus of the Spanisch Brötli Bahn, the first railway built completely within Switzerland, it is one of the oldest railway stations in Switzerland.

Located at 47.3778, 8.54028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hauptbahnhof in Switzerland, Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Transport in Zurich, Altstadt (Zurich), Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse Group AG is a Switzerland-based multinational financial services holding company headquartered in Zurich that operates the Credit Suisse Bank and other financial services investments. The company is organized as a stock corporation with four divisions: Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management, and a Shared Services Group that provides marketing and support to the other three divisions.

Located at 47.3696, 8.53945 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Banks of Switzerland, Companies established in 1856, Investment banks, Primary dealers, Mutual fund families, Companies formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Multinational companies headquartered in Switzerland, Credit Suisse, Companies based in Zurich, Companies listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Holding companies of Switzerland, Holding companies, Global systemically important banks, Investment management companies of Switzerland

Bahnhofstrasse

Bahnhofstrasse is Zurich's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. In 2011, a study has named the Bahnhofstrasse the most expensive street for retail property in Europe, and the third most expensive worldwide. It came into existence when the city fortifications were demolished and the ditch in front of the walls was filled in in 1864.

Located at 47.3778, 8.54028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Zurich, Streets in Zurich, Shopping districts and streets

Haus Konstruktiv

Haus Konstruktiv, the Foundation for Constructive and Concrete Art, was founded by private individuals in 1986. From 1987 to spring 2001 it was located at Seefeldstrasse 317 in the outer Seefeld area of Zurich and was known as the "House for Constructive and Concrete Art". It is now situated in new premises close to the centre of Zurich at Selnaustrasse 25, in a former power station. The foundation promotes "constructive, concrete, and conceptual art and design".

Located at 47.3725, 8.5323 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Zurich, Art museums and galleries in Switzerland

Fraumünster

The Fraumünster abbey (lit. in English: Lady Minster) in Zurich was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zurich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority.

Located at 47.3697, 8.54111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland, 850s architecture, 853 establishments, Christian monasteries established in the 9th century, Churches in Zurich, History of Zurich, Benedictine monasteries of nuns in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl

The Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl was a battle of the Old Zürich War that occurred on July 22, 1443, resulting in a defeat for Zürich. The battle took place outside the gates of Zürich, beyond the Sihl. The troops of Zürich, with Habsburg reinforcements, met the attacking confederates on the Sihlfeld north of St. Jakob on July 21. The confederation army, which numbered about 6,000 men, was met by Zürich's disorganized troops and about 500 Austrian knights.

Located at 47.3736, 8.53083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1443 in Europe, Battles involving Switzerland, History of Zurich, 15th century in Switzerland, Battles of the Middle Ages, Conflicts in 1443

Lindenhof

see Lindenhof (quarter) for the town quarter containing the Lindenhof. The Lindenhof in the old town of Zürich is the historical site of the Roman castle, and the later Carolingian Kaiserpfalz. It is situated on the Lindenhof hill, on the left side of the Limmat River at the Schipfe. In 1747, a 2nd century Roman tombstone was discovered at the site, bearing the oldest attestation of Turīcum, the Roman era name of Zürich, as STA[tio tio] TURIC[ensis ensis], at the time a tax collecting point.

Located at 47.373, 8.5412 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich

St. Peter, Zurich

St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zurich, Switzerland, besides Grossmünster, Fraumünster and Predigerkirche. Located next to the Lindenhof hill, site of the former Roman castle, it was built on the site of a temple to Iuppiter. An early church of 10 by 7 metres is archaeologically attested for the 8th or 9th century.

Located at 47.3711, 8.54083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich, Protestant churches, Churches in Zurich

Altstadt (Zurich)

Altstadt (German for "old town") 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. 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 (District 1).

Located at 47.37, 8.542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Altstadt (Zurich), Districts of Zurich

Sigi Feigel

Sigi Feigel (born 17 May 1921, in Zürich - died 28 August 2004, in Zürich) was a Swiss attorney, President and Honorary President of the Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ), and notable for his campaigns against Antisemitism and Racism. Feigel was born in Zürich to Russian Jewish immigrants. He received his PhD in jurisprudence at the University of Zürich in 1949. From 1949 to 1977, he was the director of the textile factory inherited by his wife, Evi Heim.

Located at 47.3759, 8.5352 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Swiss lawyers, Anti-racism in Europe, Writers on antisemitism, Swiss Jews, Russian Jews, Swiss people of Russian descent, People from Zurich, 1921 births, 2004 deaths

Paradeplatz

The Paradeplatz is a square at the Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich. The Paradeplatz tram stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13. It is one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Switzerland and has become synonymous with wealth and the Swiss banks, being the location of the headquarters of both UBS and Credit Suisse. The site of the square lay without the medieval city walls, and was incorporated into the town with the construction of the new ramparts in 1642.

Located at 47.3697, 8.5389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Squares in Zurich, Altstadt (Zurich), Financial districts

Urania Sternwarte

Urania Sternwarte is a public observatory in the Lindenhof quarter of Zurich, Switzerland. Its name Urania refers to the muse of astronomy in Greek mythology.

Located at 47.3744, 8.5395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Switzerland, Public observatories, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Visitor attractions in Zurich

Stauffacher

Stauffacher is a tram junction (lines 2, 3, 8, 9, 14) in Aussersihl, Zurich, next to the St. Jakob church, situated along the Badenerstrasse between the Bäcker and the Stauffacher streets. The tram stop was named after the street, which had been named for Werner Stauffacher in 1893. Stauffacher is officially just the name of the tram stop, not the square, and there was formerly a Stauffacherplatz some 200 m farther along the street towards the Sihl (named in 1898).

Located at 47.3735, 8.5292 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Zurich

Rennweg (Zurich)

Rennweg is a street and a tram stop in the old town of Zurich. In the Middle Ages, it was the main street of the upper town of Zurich, leading from the fortified Rennweg gate passing below the Lindenhof hill towards the town hall. The site of the Rennweg gate is at the current junction of the Rennweg with the Bahnhofstrasse, the Bahnhofstrasse itself following the course of the 13th century moat.

Located at 47.374, 8.5387 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Altstadt (Zurich), Streets in Zurich, Pedestrian streets in Switzerland

Zurich town hall

The Zurich town hall is the Rathaus of Zurich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3714, 8.5425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Altstadt (Zurich), Seats of local government, Government buildings in Switzerland

Schipfe

Schipfe is part of the Lindenhof quarter in the district 1 (Altstadt) of Zurich, Switzerland. It belongs to the historical parts of the Limmat city, located at the left side of the Limmat river below the Lindenhof hill. The Lindenhof was the site of the Roman settlement (15 BC), with traces of a hypocaustum excavated.

Located at 47.3731, 8.54194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Altstadt (Zurich)

Lindenhof hill

The Lindenhof hill is a moraine hill and a public square in the historic center of Zurich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3731, 8.54083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Zurich, Squares in Zurich, Visitor attractions in Zurich, Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Parks in Zurich

Zunfthaus zur Meisen

The Zunfthaus zur Meisen at Münsterhof is the guild house of the Zunft zur Meisen. It's one of the historically valuable buildings in the Lindenhof quarter in Zürich, Switzerland, and houses the porcelain and faience collection of the Swiss National Museum.

Located at 47.37, 8.54167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich, Museums in Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Ceramics museums

Old Botanical Garden, Zurich

The Old Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum in the Swiss city of Zurich. They are located on the former zur Katz bastion in the city centre near the Sihlporte. Opening times are daily from April to September 07:00–19.00 (7 pm), October to March 08:00–18:00 (6 pm). Trams 2 and 9 stop at the nearby Sihlstrasse stop.

Located at 47.3711, 8.53361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Zurich, Parks in Zurich, Botanical gardens in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, University of Zurich

Augustinergasse

Augustinergasse is a street and a tram stop situated in the Lindenhof quarter of Zurich near Bahnhofstrasse and Rennweg. In the Middle Ages, it was a small street within the town of Zurich, leading from St. Peterhofstatt at the St. Peter church, passing the former Augustine monastery below the Lindenhof hill, towards the Kecinstürlin gate at the southern Fröschengraben moat.

Located at 47.3723, 8.53847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Altstadt (Zurich), Pedestrian streets in Switzerland, Visitor attractions in Switzerland

Münsterhof

Münsterhof is a town square situated in the Lindenhof quarter, the historical center of Zürich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3701, 8.54103 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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History of Zurich, Altstadt (Zurich), Squares in Zurich

Confiserie Sprüngli

Confiserie Sprüngli is a Swiss luxury confectionery manufacturer founded in 1836 and internationally known for its signature macarons called "Luxemburgerli".

Located at 47.3695, 8.5392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1836 establishments in Switzerland, Privately held companies of Switzerland, Companies based in Zurich, Zurich culture, Visitor attractions in Zurich

Zurich Selnau railway station

Zurich Selnau, (German: Zürich Selnau or Bahnhof Selnau), is an underground railway station on the Zürich S-Bahn system in Selnau in the centre of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station is on a section of tunnel common to the Uetliberg line and the Sihltal line, both of which are operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The original Bahnhof Selnau was an above-ground terminal station, serving as the Zurich city terminus of both the Uetliberg and Sihltal lines.

Located at 47.3729, 8.5321 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Zurich, Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Transport in Zurich

Tonhalle (Zürich)

The Tonhalle Zürich is a concert hall in Zurich, home to the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, one of Switzerland's leading orchestras. The 1455-seat hall, located at Claridenstrasse 7 in Zurich, was inaugurated in 1895 by Johannes Brahms. The hall is considered to be "acoustically superb". Since 1939, it is part of the building complex Kongresshaus Zürich.

Located at 47.3661, 8.53778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Concert halls in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Music venues completed in 1895, Visitor attractions in Zurich, Fellner & Helmer buildings

Jelmoli

Jelmoli is a department store in Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the oldest and best known in the world. It introduced features such as no-haggle pricing and a mail order catalog. It is located along the famous Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich.

Located at 47.3743, 8.5373 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Retail, Organisations based in Zurich