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The canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich [ˈtsyːrɪç] ⓘ; Romansh: Chantun Turitg; French: Canton de Zurich; Italian: Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of 1,553,423 (as of 31 December 2020), it is the most populous canton in the country.
Zürich ( / ˈzjʊərɪk / ZURE-ik, German: [ˈtsyːrɪç] ⓘ; see below) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, [5] at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich.
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The 26 cantons of Switzerland [1] are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three confederate allies used to be referred to as the Waldstätte. Two important periods in the development of the Old Swiss Confederacy are summarized by the terms Acht Orte ('Eight Cantons'; from ...
2000 - Population: 363,273 in city; 1,247,906 in canton. 21st century. 2001 – Digitec founded. 2003 - Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, US. 2005 – Zurich Film Festival and Neujahrsmarathon Zürich begin. 2005 – The Jewish religious communities are recognised as legal entities in the canton of Zürich.
Jan 1, 2000 · Calendar 2018. List. Calendar. Please note: As our data collection has increasingly been systematically retrieved, we no longer publish all past data. Available public holiday dates for Canton Zurich: 01.01.2000 - 31.12.2050. Available school holiday dates for Canton Zurich: 13.02.2006 - 10.05.2020. Please contact us if you need the data for 2018.
History of Zürich. Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°33′E. A 1581 bird's-eye etching of Zürich, published by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg. The Murerplan of 1576. Zürich has been continuously inhabited since Roman times. The vicus of Turicum was established in AD 90, at the site of an existing Gaulish ( Helvetic) settlement.
