Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass
District of Zürich
Canton of Zurich - Switzerland

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.
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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

University of Zurich

The University of Zurich (UZH, German: Universität Zürich), located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy. Currently, the university has faculties of arts, economics, law, medicine, science, theology and veterinary medicine.

Located at 47.3747, 8.54833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of Zurich, Universities in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Educational institutions established in 1833, 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.
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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

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.
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Tunnels in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Tunnels completed in 1978

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

Zürichberg

The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 metres (2,228 feet), overlooking Lake Zurich and located immediately to the east of the City of Zurich in Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers. Its highest point is about 270 metres above the Limmat and it is part of a chain of hills — among them Käferberg, Adlisberg, Forch and Pfannenstiel — between the Greifensee / Glattal and Lake Zurich.

Located at 47.3856, 8.56694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Geography of Zurich

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.
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Zurich culture, History of Zurich

Harald Naegeli

Harald Naegeli (born December 4, 1939) is a Swiss artist best known as the "Sprayer of Zurich" after the graffiti he sprayed in the late 1970s onto walls and buildings in Zürich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3732, 8.54903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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1939 births, Swiss graffiti artists, Living people, People from the canton 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.
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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.
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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.
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District 6 of Zurich, Districts of Zurich

Christoph Froschauer

Christoph Froschauer (ca. 1490 – 1 April 1564) was the first printer in Zürich, notably for printing the Froschauer Bible, the Zwinglian Bible translation. His workshop is the nucleus of the Orell Füssli publishing house. He learned the printer's trade with his uncle, Hans Froschauer, in Augsburg and came to Zürich in 1515. Working for one Hans Rüegger, he built a printing press.

Located at 47.3733, 8.54528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1564 deaths, Printers, People of 16th-century Zurich, Swiss book publishers (people), Year of birth unknown

Fluntern

Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 7,325 distributed on an area of 2.84 km².

Located at 47.376, 8.56 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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District 7 of Zurich, Former municipalities of the canton 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1204 establishments, Healthcare in Zurich, Hospitals established in the 13th century, Hospitals in Switzerland, University hospitals

Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Zürich Central Library) is the main library of both the city and the University of Zürich, housed in the Predigerkloster, the former Black Friars' abbey, in the old town's Rathaus quarter. It was founded in 1914 by a merger of the former cantonal and city libraries. Its history ultimately goes back to the Stiftsbibliothek of the Grossmünster abbey, first attested in 1259.

Located at 47.3742, 8.54528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Libraries in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Funicular railways in Switzerland, Transport in Zurich, Railway lines opened in 1901

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.
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Drugs in Switzerland, Parks in Zurich, Illegal drug trade