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Explore Zürich (Kreis 8) / Weinegg
The district Zürich (Kreis 8) / Weinegg of Zürich in Bezirk Zürich (Canton of Zurich) with it's 4,951 inhabitants Zürich (Kreis 8) / Weinegg 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 / 38 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °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 |
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
3°C (37 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
7°C (45 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 7th of December 2024
6°C (44 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Eden au Lac
The Dolder Grand
Romantik Hotel Europe
Helmhaus Swiss Quality
Sorell Hotel Zürichberg
Steigenberger Bellerive au Lac
Small Luxury Hotel Ambassador à l'Opéra Zürich
City Stay Apartments Seefeldhaus
Opera Zürich Hotel
California House
Videos from this area
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Zurich Hauptbahnhof
Half an hour at Zurich Central Station on the evening of Saturday 31 October 2009.
Streetcars of Zurich
Scenes of Streetcars operating along Bahnhof Strasse and next to the Hauptbahnhof in Zurich, Switzerland. For Swiss Train tour information go to:http://www.americabyrail.net/Destinations/Switzerlan...
Sepios - Diving for the first Time
We're a student robotics project from ETH developing a unique kind of underwater robot. Sepios in its final form will feature four fins (contrary to the two used in this test) inspired by cuttlefis...
Dolder Bahn (2)
The Dolderbahn is a 1.3 km long rack railway in the city of Zurich (Switzerland). From 1895 till1972 it was a funicular railway.
Survival German: Train Stations in Germany, Austria & Switzerland
http://www.woltersworld.com Learn the German verbs and vocabulary for the train stations in the German speaking world. Also see the Zurich station to prep you for your trip. How do the trains...
Short Sightseeing Flight with DJI Phantom 1.2
Short local flight. Footage taken with Mobius Camera with Lens B.
DJI Phantom 1.2: Test flight #5 with FPV
Test using FPV. Take off and landing was made with goggles on. The GoPro Hero3 black edition camera was used to take the footage in 960@48fps mode and delivered the image for FPV at the same.
POWERBOAT - 2 x 430HP /// ZÜRICH, Switzerland
Performance 1107 2 x 430HP sunsetride to Zurich Go to: http://www.power-yachting.ch/
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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.
Second Battle of Zurich
The Second Battle of Zurich (25–26 September 1799) was a key victory by the Republican French army in Switzerland led by André Masséna over an Austrian and Russian force commanded by Alexander Korsakov near Zurich. It broke the stalemate that had resulted from the First Battle of Zurich three months earlier and led to the withdrawal of Russia from the Second Coalition. Most of the fighting took place on both banks of the river Limmat up to the gates of Zurich, and within the city itself.
First Battle of Zurich
The Helvetic Republic in 1798 became a battlefield of the French Revolutionary Wars. In the First Battle of Zurich on 4 – 7 June 1799, French general André Masséna was forced to yield the city to the Austrians under Archduke Charles and retreat beyond the Limmat, where he managed to fortify his positions, resulting in a stalemate.
Blindekuh (restaurant)
blindekuh are two restaurants where patrons are served in the dark. The restaurants are located in Basel and Zürich, Switzerland. The name is derived from "Blinde Kuh" (blind cow), the German name for Blind man's bluff. No lights are allowed inside a blindekuh. Patrons are served by blind and visually impaired people. Both locations offer cultural events such as readings or concerts in the dark. The dark restaurants are a project of the Blind-Liecht foundation.
History of Zurich
Zurich was continuously inhabited since Roman times. The name Zurich is possibly derived from the Celtic dur (water). It is first mentioned in 807 under the form Turigus, then in 853 as Turegus. The Latinized form is Turicum, but the false form Tigurum was given currency by Glareanus and held its ground from 1512 to 1748.
Foundation E.G. Bührle
The Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection (Stiftung Sammlung E. G. Bührle) was established by the Bührle family in Zürich, Switzerland to bring to public viewing Emil Georg Bührle's important collection of European sculptures and paintings. The Foundation's art museum is in a Zurich villa adjoining Bührle's former home.
Zürich Tiefenbrunnen railway station
Zürich Tiefenbrunnen is a railway station in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is situated on the shore of Lake Zurich, in the Seefeld quarter of the city. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line and is served by lines S6 and S16 of the Zürich S-Bahn, both lines being operated by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).
Burghölzli
Burghölzli is the common name given for the psychiatric hospital of the University of Zürich, Switzerland. The hospital is located on "Burghölzli", a wooded hill in the district of Riesbach of southeastern Zürich. The history of the hospital began in the early 1860s, when internist Wilhelm Griesinger at the University of Zurich made plans for the creation of a modern psychiatric clinic for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
Hirslanden
Hirslanden 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 6,859 distributed on an area of 2.2 km². Hirslanden is located on the western side of the Adlisberg.
Hottingen (Zurich)
Hottingen 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 10,100 distributed on an area of 5.05 km². Hottingen is located on the southern side of the Adlisberg. The upper part of Hottingen is called Dolder and is a residential quarter of Zurich.
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.
Witikon
Witikon 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 9,864 distributed on an area of 4.93 km². Witikon is on the eastern flank of the Adlisberg located.
Riesbach
Riesbach is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is District number 8. The district comprises the quarters Seefeld, Mühlebach and Weinegg. Riesbach was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.
Seefeld (Zurich)
Seefeld is a quarter in the district 8 of Zurich. It was formerly a part of Riesbach municipality, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 4,923 distributed on an area of 2.45 km²; 71.6% (1.76 km²) of the district's area belongs to Lake Zurich.
Mühlebach (Zurich)
Mühlebach is a quarter in the district 8 of Zurich. It was formerly a part of Riesbach municipality, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 5,577 distributed on an area of 0.63 km².
District 7 (Zurich)
District 7 is a district east of the old town in the Swiss city of Zurich. The district comprises the quarters Fluntern, Hottingen, Hirslanden and Witikon. All entities were formerly municipalities of their own, but were incorporated into Zurich in 1893 (Witikon in 1934).
Dolder Grand
The Dolder Grand (formerly known as Grand Hotel Dolder) is a 5 star superior hotel in Zürich. Built in 1899, the hotel is located on Adlisberg hill, spreading out over 40'000 m². The hotel offers 173 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a bar, 13 conference rooms and a 4'000 m² Spa. The hotel is connected to central Zurich by road, and by the Dolderbahn rack railway, which has its upper terminus next to the hotel complex.
Mahmood Mosque, Zurich
The Mahmood Mosque situated in Forchstrasse, Zurich is the first purpose-built mosque in Switzerland owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It has a minaret, the new construction of which is now banned in Switzerland by popular vote. The foundation stone was laid on 25 August 1962 by Amatul Hafiz Begum, daughter of the founder of Ahmadiyya-Movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
Eurovapor
The eurovapor is a European society of railway fans dedicated to the preservation of steam locomotives and historic railway vehicles.
Weinegg
Weinegg is a quarter in the district 8 of Zurich. It was formerly a part of Riesbach municipality, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 4,951 distributed on an area of 1.72 km².
Chinese Garden, Zurich
The Chinese Garden is a chinese garden in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is a gift from Zurich's Chinese partner town Kunming, dedicated to the Three Friends of Winter.
Zürichhorn
Zürichhorn is a river delta on Zürichsee's eastern shore in the lower basin of the lake. The area is part of the parks and quays in the Seefeld quarter of the city of Zürich in Switzerland. The gardens are one of the most popular recreational areas within the city of Zürich.
Centre Le Corbusier
The Centre Le Corbusier or Heidi Weber Museum is an art museum in Zürich dedicated to the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. In 1960, Heidi Weber had the vision to establish a museum designed by Le Corbusier. This building should exhibit his works of art in an ideal environment created by the architect himself.
Zurich Tram Museum
The Zurich Tram Museum is a transport museum in the Swiss city of Zurich, specialising in the history of the Zurich tram system. The main museum site is located at the former tram depot Tramdepot Burgwies, which is on tram route 11 in the city's Hirslanden quarter. The museum also maintains a workshop at the much smaller former tram depot of Wartau on tram route 13 in the Höngg quarter.
Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich
The Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich is a botanical garden in the Swiss city of Zurich. It was opened in 1977 and is located at Zollikerstrasse in the Weinegg quarter of the city. The garden should not be mistaken for the Old Botanical Garden, located on the former zur Katz bastion in the city centre, which is also owned by the University of Zurich.
Zollikon railway station
Zollikon is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near to the banks of Lake Zurich in the municipality of Zollikon. The station is on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line and a stop on Zurich S-Bahn lines S6 and S16.