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The City Council (Stadtrat) constitutes the executive government of the City of Zürich and operates as a collegiate authority. It is composed of nine councilors, each presiding over a department. Departmental tasks, coordination measures and implementation of laws decreed by the Municipal Council are carried out by the City Council.
- List of People From Zürich
Max Frisch (1911 in Zürich – 1991 in Zürich), major Swiss...
- Zünfte of Zürich
There are fourteen historical Zünfte (guilds, singular...
- St. Peter
The slider chests instrument has 52 registers on three...
- Canton of Zürich
The canton of Zürich ( German: Kanton Zürich [ˈtsyːrɪç] ⓘ;...
- Kunsthaus
The Kunsthaus Zürich is in terms of area the biggest art...
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
ETH Zurich (German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule...
- Largest City
Population of towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants (2019)...
- Zürich Metropolitan Area
Location within Switzerland. The European Metropolitan...
- Disambiguation
Weltklasse Zürich, Golden League athletics meeting; Zürich...
- Swiss National Museum
The Museum as seen from the Platzspitz park A rooftopper on...
- List of People From Zürich
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.
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Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland with a population of over 428'700, an increase of 19'500 since year 2000. 1,4 million people live in Zürich agglomeration. By the end of 2018, 32% of the city's population was made up of non-Swiss from a total of 172 different countries, all of whom help to make up Zürich's multi-cultural character ...
In the 12th century, the city grew due to the good economic situation at the time, with Otto von Freising naming Zürich «nobilissimum Sueviae oppidum». When the house of Zähringen died out in 1218, Zürich became a free city and a parliament is mentioned for the first time in sources. In the 13th century, Zürich's famous city walls were ...
The City of Zurich as a municipality enjoys significant decision-making powers and autonomy within Switzerland's political system. Voters can have their say on proposals and laws and elect candidates to office, giving them important involvement in how the politics of the City of Zurich are shaped. Innovative decisions and unconventional ...
The Federal Government is the highest political level in Switzerland and includes 26 cantons. The most populous is the canton of Zurich. Each canton has its own constitution, government, its own parliament, courts and own police force. Zurich City. The smallest unit in the political organization of Switzerland is that of the communities.
