Zürich (Kreis 6)
District of Zürich
in Bezirk Zürich of Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
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: 10:17 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:03 am and 4:35 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Zürich (Kreis 6)

The district Zürich (Kreis 6) of Zürich in Bezirk Zürich (Canton of Zurich) with it's 29,951 inhabitants Zürich (Kreis 6) is located in Switzerland about 60 mi north-east of Bern, the country's capital.

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F

Morning Temperature 1°C / 34 °F
Evening Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Night Temperature -1°C / 31 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1027 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Thursday, 12th of December 2024

3°C (37 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Few clouds, calm.

Friday, 13th of December 2024

3°C (38 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.

Saturday, 14th of December 2024

4°C (39 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Leonardo Boutique Hotel Rigihof

Address
1,2 mi
Universitätstr.101
8006 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


EMA House Hotel Suites

Address
1,3 mi
Nordstrasse 1
8006 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:30 - 21:00
Weekend: 6:30 - 21:00


Zurich Marriott Hotel

Address
1,2 mi
Neumuehlequai 42
8006 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Continental Zurich - MGallery by Sofitel

Address
1,1 mi
Stampfenbachstrasse 60
8006 ZURICH
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Schweizerhof Zürich

Address
0,9 mi
Bahnhofplatz 7
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Krone Unterstrass

Address
1,6 mi
Schaffhauserstr. 1
8006 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Central Plaza

Address
0,8 mi
Central 1
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Coronado

Address
2,2 mi
Schaffhauserstr. 137
8057 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Leoneck Swiss Hotel

Address
0,8 mi
Leonhardstr. 1
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Townhouse Boutique

Address
0,8 mi
Schützengasse 7
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


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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.

ETH Zurich

ETH Zürich (German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, English: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland. Like its sister institution École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), it is an integral part of the ETH Domain that is directly subordinate to Switzerland's Federal Department of Home Affairs.

Located at 47.3764, 8.5481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1854, ETH Institutes, ETH Zurich, Technical universities and colleges, Universities in Switzerland, Engineering universities and colleges in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

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.
Wikipedia Article
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

Milchbuck Tunnel

The Milchbuck Tunnel is a motor road tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the A1L motorway from Zürich Schwamendingen to Zürich Letten. The tunnel, constructed in 1978, is 1.8 km long. The southwestern end lies on Wasserwerkstrasse, which leads into central Zürich {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47.3853|N|8.5369|E|type:landmark_region:CH-ZH|||| |primary |name= }}. A proposed second tunnel bore (to create two separate tunnels for two directions of traffic) was turned down.

Located at 47.3853, 8.5369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tunnels in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Tunnels completed in 1978

Schweizer Radio DRS

Schweizer Radio: Radio der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz (SR DRS) (SR GRS) is a company of SRG SSR. On 1 January 2011, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) and Schweizer Radio DRS began the process of merging the two entities into Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). On 16 December 2012, the merger was complete, with SF and SR DSR adopting the SRF name to their television and radio stations.

Located at 47.4011, 8.53556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
SRG SSR, Swiss Radio, German-language media in 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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Buildings and structures in Zurich, Streets in Zurich, Shopping districts and streets

Sihl

The Sihl is a river of Switzerland. It rises at Drusberg in the Canton of Schwyz. It passes through the Sihlsee near Einsiedeln, and then enters the Canton of Zurich, flowing through the Sihl valley (Sihltal) at the foot of the Albis, passing the Sihlwald, the largest remaining deciduous forest of the Swiss plateau, near Langnau am Albis. In Zurich the Sihl flows underneath Zürich Hauptbahnhof (parts of the station are actually built below the Sihl), before joining the Limmat.

Located at 47.3833, 8.53333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Switzerland, Geography of the canton of Zurich, Aar drainage basin

Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich

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 society has its headquarters next to the public records of Zürich.

Located at 47.3972, 8.54694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Zurich culture, History of Zurich

Swiss National Museum

The Swiss National Museum — part of the Musée Suisse Group, itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture — is one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe and the world. It is located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, next to the Hauptbahnhof. The museum building of 1898 in the historicist style was built by Gustav Gull in the form of the French Renaissance city chateaus.

Located at 47.3792, 8.53972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums established in 1890, Cultural infrastructure completed in 1898, National museums of Switzerland, Art museums and galleries in Switzerland, Altstadt (Zurich), Museums in Zurich, Federal Department of Home Affairs, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, History museums in Switzerland, Decorative arts museums, Numismatic museums, Military and war museums in Switzerland

Polybahn funicular

The Polybahn, also known as the UBS Polybahn, is a funicular railway in the centre of the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Previous names for the line include the SBG Polybahn and the Zürichbergbahn. The line is owned by the banking group UBS AG, and operated on their behalf by the municipal transport operator Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich.

Located at 47.3764, 8.54389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity, Funicular railways in Switzerland, Transport in Zurich, Railway lines opened in 1889

District 6 (Zurich)

District 6 is a district north of the old town in the Swiss city of Zurich. The district comprises the quarters Unterstrass and Oberstrass. Both entities were formerly municipalities of their own, but were incorporated into Zurich in 1893.

Located at 47.392, 8.544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
District 6 of Zurich, Districts of Zurich

Oberstrass

Oberstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 9,494 distributed on an area of 2.64 km².

Located at 47.3843, 8.54842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Zurich, Former municipalities of the canton of Zurich

Unterstrass

Unterstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 19,921 distributed on an area of 2.46 km².

Located at 47.3914, 8.53877 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
District 6 of Zurich, Former municipalities of the canton of Zurich

Seebach (Zurich)

Seebach is a quarter in the district 11 of Zurich, located in the Glatt Valley . It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1934. The quarter has a population of 19,879 distributed on an area of 4.72 km².

Located at 47.3833, 8.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
District 11 of Zurich, Former municipalities of the canton of Zurich

Uhrenmuseum zum Rösli

The Uhrenmuseum zum Rösli is a small horological museum in Zurich, Switzerland that was founded in 2006. The museum is open by appointment and located in a historic building on Röslistrasse 46, about 3 kilometers north of the city center on the route to Oerlikon (Take Streetcar no. 7 to stop Röslistrasse).

Located at 47.39, 8.54444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Horological museums in Switzerland, Museums in Zurich, Museums established in 2006, 2006 establishments in Switzerland

Museum of Design, Zurich

The Museum of Design, Zurich is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and craft in Zurich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3828, 8.53637 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Buildings and structures completed in 1933, Art museums established in 1878, Art museums and galleries in Switzerland, Museums in Zurich, University museums in Switzerland, Constructivist architecture, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Design museums, 1878 establishments in Switzerland

University Hospital Zurich

The University Hospital Zurich is the university hospital of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the country's largest hospital. The first hospital in Zürich, whose continuation the University Hospital ultimately is, is recorded as having existed as early as 1204. The name, location and buildings have since changed many times. As of 2008, the hospital employs a staff of 6,100, providing medical care to 160,000 ambulant and over 30,000 stationary patients each year in 42 clinics.

Located at 47.3767, 8.54972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1204 establishments, Healthcare in Zurich, Hospitals established in the 13th century, Hospitals in Switzerland, University hospitals

Gewerbeschule (Zurich)

Gewerbeschule is a quarter in the district 5 in Zurich. The district Gewerbeschule (upper district 5, there are located several Business schools) formed the formerly separate municipality of Aussersihl, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The separation into the current districts 3, 4 and 5 dates to 1913. The quarter has a population of 9,690 distributed on an area of 0.73 km².

Located at 47.3847, 8.53174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
District 5 of Zurich, Former municipalities of the canton of Zurich

Zurich District

Zurich District is a district of the Swiss canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Located at 47.3833, 8.53333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Zurich, Districts of the canton of Zurich

A.V. Turicia

AV Turicia is a color-bearing student society in Zürich. It was founded in 1860. It is a section of the Swiss Student Association and a member of the "Federation of Student Komment Societies" (also known as "Block"). It is the oldest university group within the Federation, which was founded in 1841.

Located at 47.3853, 8.53861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Student societies in Switzerland, Fraternities and sororities in Switzerland, University of Zurich

Laboratory for Energy Conversion

The Laboratory for Energy Conversion (LEC) formerly known as Turbomachinery Laboratory (LSM) was founded in 1892 by Aurel Boleslav Stodola. As part of the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. The laboratory has been headed by some of the most prominent mechanical engineers in the history of turbomachinery.

Located at 47.3764, 8.5481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
ETH Zurich, Mechanical engineering, Turbines

BWI Center for Industrial Management

The BWI Center for Industrial Management at the ETH Zürich (formerly Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management of the ETH) conducts enterprise research as well as education and services for the ETH and commercial enterprises.

Located at 47.3764, 8.5481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
ETH Institutes, Research institutes in Switzerland

Rigiblick funicular

The Rigiblick funicular is a funicular railway in the north-east of the city of Zurich, Switzerland. It links a lower station served by tram lines 9 and 10 and trolley bus line 33, with an upper station at Rigiblick on the Zürichberg hill. The Rigiblick funicular is one of two funiculars within the city of Zurich, the other being the Polybahn funicular in the city centre.

Located at 47.3858, 8.54891 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Funicular railways in Switzerland, Transport in Zurich, Railway lines opened in 1901

Zürich Wipkingen railway station

Zürich Wipkingen is a railway station in the Wipkingen quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. It is served by lines S2, S8 and S14 of the Zürich S-Bahn.

Located at 47.392, 8.5291 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Transport in Zurich

Zurich Letten railway station

Zurich Letten is a former railway station in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is situated on the old route of the Lake Zurich right bank railway (Rechtsufrige Zürichseebahn) from Zurich Hbf station to Rapperswil station. Radical changes to the local railway geography led to the closure of the station in 1990, but the station building still exists, and the trackbed is used as a pedestrian path.

Located at 47.3872, 8.53347 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Zurich, Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Transport in Zurich

Platzspitz park

The Platzspitz park is a park in Zurich, located next to the Swiss National Museum. History of the park goes back to the Middle Ages. Positioned between the Sihl and Limmat rivers, it was originally used as a hunting and shooting ground in the 14th century, and by the end of the 18th century the park was also adorned with beautiful Baroque architecture.

Located at 47.3808, 8.53972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Drugs in Switzerland, Parks in Zurich, Illegal drug trade

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