Zürich (Kreis 2)
District of Zürich
in Bezirk Zürich of Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
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Zürich Airport (7 mi) - Buochs Airport (28 mi)
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Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (42 mi) - St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (48 mi)
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (50 mi) - Friedrichshafen Airport (50 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (55 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (59 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (97 mi)
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (100 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (120 mi) - Linate Airport (137 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 17 mi) - Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Zoo Zürich (zoo, (2 mi)
- Knies Kinderzoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Hirschgarten Zug (zoo, (14 mi)
- Voliere Zürich (zoo, (1 mi)
- Natur- und Tierpark Goldau (zoo, (22 mi)
- Wildpark Bruderhaus (zoo, (11 mi)
- Voliere Zug (zoo, (14 mi)
- Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg (zoo, (5 mi)
- Fischottergehege Männedorf (zoo, (10 mi)
- Segelclcub Sihlsee (marina, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.367 and 8.550 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 22' 0" and E 8° 33' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:49 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:56 am and 4:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
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Explore Zürich (Kreis 2)
The district Zürich (Kreis 2) of Zürich in Bezirk Zürich (Canton of Zurich) with it's 29,215 inhabitants Zürich (Kreis 2) is located in Switzerland about 57 mi north-east of Bern, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 38 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Hürlimann Brewery
Hürlimann Brewery is a former brewery in Zürich, Switzerland now owned by the Rheinfelden, Aargau based brewery Feldschlösschen, which is owned by Carlsberg. Hurlimann was founded in 1836 by Albert Hürlimann, and its management was in the same family for five generations. Hurlimann was one of the principal brewing companies of Switzerland. The founder who was a world leader in the scientific study of yeast, and the brewery had a long history of yeast development.
Swiss Life
The Swiss Life Group is the largest life insurance company of Switzerland. The firm is headquartered is in Zurich. The Swiss Life Group has 7,500 employees and had assets under management of approximately CHF 133 billion in 2010.
Zürich Enge railway station
Zürich Enge is a railway station on the S-Bahn Zürich system in the southwestern part, in the Enge quarter, of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left bank line, which originally formed part of the Zürich to Lucerne main line, although most main line trains now use the alternative Zimmerberg Base Tunnel routing. It is still served by lines S2, S8, S21 and S24 of the Zürich S-Bahn, together with several peak-hours InterRegio-services from Zurich HB to Lucerne.
District 2 (Zurich)
District 2 is a district on the western side of Lake Zurich in the Swiss city of Zurich. The district comprises the quarters Wollishofen, Leimbach and Enge.
Wiedikon
Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is District number 3. The district comprises the quarters Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg. Wiedikon was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.
Enge (Zurich)
Enge is a quarter in the district 2 in Zurich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 8,375 distributed on an area of 2.4 km².
Wollishofen
Wollishofen is a suburb in Zurich's 2nd district. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The suburb has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km².
Sihlcity
Sihlcity is a shopping mall located in Zurich which was built on the ground of a former paper mill near the Sihl river in the Wiedikon district and opened on March 22 in 2007. This shopping and entertainment center is the first of its kind in Switzerland.
Knabenschiessen
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. The competition is open to 13-17 year olds, who either reside or are enrolled in a school in the canton of Zürich. Originally reserved for boys (Knaben), the competition has been open to female participants since 1991.
Leimbach (Zurich)
Leimbach is a quarter in the district 2 in Zurich. It is located in the lower Sihl Valley (Sihltal). It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 5,185 as of December 31st 2008 and is distributed on an area of 2.92 km².
Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg
Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg is an aerial tramway in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Its name is commonly abbreviated to LAF; the tramway usually is called Felseneggbahn. In summer season (March–October), Felseneggbahn is operating daily from 08:05 (am) to 21:50 (10 pm), even on Sundays and public holidays.
Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower
The Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower is a broadcasting tower located nearby the Felseneggbahn mountain station on the Felsenegg vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The tower is owned by Swisscom and generally not accessible by the public.
Rietberg Museum
The Rietberg Museum is a museum in Zürich, Switzerland, displaying Asian, African, American and Oceanian art. It is the only art museum of non-European cultures in Switzerland, the third-largest museum in Zürich, and the largest to be run by the city itself. In 2007 it received approximately 157,000 visitors.
Rieterpark
The Rieterpark is a park in central Zurich, Switzerland.
Zurich Leimbach railway station
Zurich Leimbach is a railway station in the south-west of the Swiss city of Zurich, in the Leimbach quarter. The station is on the Sihltal line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Zürich Saalsporthalle-Sihlcity railway station
Zurich Saalsporthalle-Sihlcity is a railway station in the Swiss city of Zurich, adjacent to the Sihlcity shopping mall and the Saalsporthalle sports hall. The station is on the Sihltal line which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The station is served by the following passenger trains: Adjacent stops are served by tram routes 5 and 13 of the Zurich tram network.
Adliswil railway station
Adliswil is a railway station in the Sihl Valley, and the municipality of Adliswil, in the Swiss Canton of Zurich. The station is on the Sihltal line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The station is served by the following passenger trains: The station is some 400 m walk from the lower terminus of the Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg, a cable car which rises to the summit of Felsenegg.
Zürich Wollishofen railway station
Zürich Wollishofen is a railway station in the Wollishofen quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. It is situated close to the western shore of Lake Zurich, and adjacent to the shipyard of the Zürichsee-Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, who operate the principal passenger boat services on the lake. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left bank line, which originally formed part of the Zürich to Lucerne main line, although most main line trains now use the alternative Zimmerberg Base Tunnel routing.
Manegg Castle
The ruins of castle Manegg is situated on the eastern slopes of the Albis range in the canton of Zurich, near Leimbach. The castle was in existence by 1303. It was the family seat of the house of Manesse. It is unclear whether the family is named for the castle or vice versa. The family's name is best known as being eponymous of the Codex Manesse, patronized by Rüdiger II Manesse (b. before 1252, d. after 1304), the most important single source of medieval Minnesang poetry.
Zürich Binz railway station
Zurich Binz is a railway station in the west of the Swiss city of Zurich, in the city's Alt-Wiedikon quarter. The station is on the Uetliberg line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Zurich Giesshübel railway station
Zurich Giesshübel is a railway station in the west of the Swiss city of Zurich, in the city's Alt-Wiedikon quarter. The station is on the Sihltal line which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). Trains on the same company's Uetliberg line pass by the station without stopping, instead serving the nearby Zurich Binz station. The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Rote Fabrik
Rote Fabrik (Red Factory) is a former factory in Zurich-Wollishofen, which is now used as a music venue and cultural center. It is so named because the buildings are made of red brick, but sometimes also because left-wing parties campaign at the location.
Zurich Brunau railway station
Zurich Brunau is a railway station in the Swiss city of Zurich. The station is on the Sihltal line which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Zurich Manegg railway station
Zurich Manegg is a railway station in the Swiss city of Zurich. The station is on the Sihltal line which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Sood-Oberleimbach railway station
Sood-Oberleimbach is a railway station in the Sihl Valley, and the municipality of Adliswil, in the Swiss Canton of Zurich. The station is on the Sihltal line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The station is served by the following passenger trains:
These districts also belong to Zürich.
- Aesch / Grossacker
- Aesch / Halden
- Birmensdorf / Haslen
- Birmensdorf / Sternen
- Dietlikon / Dietlikon (Dorf)
- Dietlikon / Eichwiesen
- Duebendorf / Gfenn
- Glattbrugg
- Glattbrugg / Frohdoerfli
- Glattbrugg / Saegereistrasse-Cher
- Glattbrugg / Zentrum Muellacker
- Letten
- Sellenbueren
- Sellenbueren / Alt-Uetlibergweg
- Sellenbueren / Atrium
- Sellenbueren / Bueel
- Sellenbueren / Diebis
- Sellenbueren / Loomatt
- Sellenbueren / Rainstrasse-Hofstetterweidweg
- Sellenbueren / Talblick
- Sellenbueren / Weidelacher
- Sellenbueren / Zuegnis
- Uitikon / Ringlikon
- Uitikon / Waengi
- Werdholzli
- Wettswil / Ausser-Dorf
- Wettswil / Baeumlisaecher
- Wettswil / Heidenchilen
- Wettswil / Langaecher
- Wettswil / Strumbergaecher
- Wettswil / Wettswil (Dorf)
- Zuerich (Kreis 1)
- Zuerich (Kreis 1) / City
- Zuerich (Kreis 1) / Hochschulen
- Zuerich (Kreis 1) / Lindenhof
- Zuerich (Kreis 1) / Rathaus
- Zuerich (Kreis 10)
- Zuerich (Kreis 10) / ETH-Hoenggerberg
- Zuerich (Kreis 10) / Frankenbuehl
- Zuerich (Kreis 10) / Hoengg
- Zuerich (Kreis 10) / Holzwiese
- Zuerich (Kreis 10) / Ruetihof
- Zuerich (Kreis 10) / Wipkingen
- Zuerich (Kreis 11)
- Zuerich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern
- Zuerich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon
- Zuerich (Kreis 11) / Reckenholz
- Zuerich (Kreis 11) / Schwandenholz
- Zuerich (Kreis 11) / Seebach
- Zuerich (Kreis 11) / Waid
- Zuerich (Kreis 12)
- Zuerich (Kreis 12) / Saatlen
- Zuerich (Kreis 12) / Schwamendingen-Mitte
- Zuerich (Kreis 2) / Enge
- Zuerich (Kreis 2) / Stationsgebiet Manegg
- Zuerich (Kreis 2) / Unter-Leimbach
- Zuerich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen
- Zuerich (Kreis 3)
- Zuerich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon
- Zuerich (Kreis 3) / Friesenberg
- Zuerich (Kreis 3) / Friesenberg (Siedlung)
- Zuerich (Kreis 3) / Oberer Kolbenhof
- Zuerich (Kreis 3) / Sihlfeld
- Zuerich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl
- Zuerich (Kreis 4) / Hard
- Zuerich (Kreis 4) / Langstrasse
- Zuerich (Kreis 4) / Werd
- Zuerich (Kreis 5)
- Zuerich (Kreis 5) / Escher-Wyss
- Zuerich (Kreis 5) / Gewerbeschule
- Zuerich (Kreis 6)
- Zuerich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass
- Zuerich (Kreis 6) / Unterstrass
- Zuerich (Kreis 7)
- Zuerich (Kreis 7) / Fluntern
- Zuerich (Kreis 7) / Hirslanden
- Zuerich (Kreis 7) / Hottingen
- Zuerich (Kreis 7) / Im Kloesterli
- Zuerich (Kreis 7) / Looren
- Zuerich (Kreis 7) / Tobelhof
- Zuerich (Kreis 7) / Witikon
- Zuerich (Kreis 7) / Zoologischer Garten
- Zuerich (Kreis 8)
- Zuerich (Kreis 8) / Muehlebach
- Zuerich (Kreis 8) / Seefeld
- Zuerich (Kreis 8) / Weinegg
- Zuerich (Kreis 9)
- Zuerich (Kreis 9) / Albisrieden
- Zuerich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten
- Zuerich (Kreis 9) / Wohnkolonie Hardhof
- Zuerichhorn
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Zürich (Kreis 2) / Enge: Lake Zurich, Zürich (Kreis 2) / Enge (source)
Zurich: Schweighofstrasse, Zurich (source)
Üetliberg: Swisscom Sendeturm, Üetliberg (source)
Zürich (Kreis 3) / Gratweg: Livespotting − Uetliberg, Zürich (Kreis 3) / Gratweg (source)
Üetliberg: Hotel UTO KULM Nord, Üetliberg (source)
Felsenegg: Adliswil − Zollikon − Küsnacht − Erlenbach − Zurich − Herrliberg − Horgen − Zürichsee, Felsenegg (source)
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