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Zürich (/ ˈ zj ʊər ɪ k / 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, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich.
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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 or Zurich ( German: Zürich [ˈt͡syːrɪç]; Swiss German: Züri [ˈt͡syɾi]) is a city in Switzerland. Zürich is the capital city of the Canton of Zürich. About 415,000 people live in the city and over 1.5 million live in the metropolitan area. This makes Zürich the biggest city in Switzerland.
The old system of government perished in Zürich, as elsewhere in Switzerland, with the French invasion in the spring of 1798, and under the Helvetic constitution the country districts obtained political liberty.
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 constructed (with building starting in the 1220s), as is illustrated in the city veduta of Jos Murer in 1576.
The Government Council of the Canton of Zurich ( German: Regierungsrat des Kantons Zürich) is the executive organ of the canton of Zürich, in Switzerland. Zürich has a seven-member Government Council.
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The City Council constitutes the government of the City of Zurich and operates as a collegiate authority. Its nine members work on a full-time basis and each member presides over a department. The president of the executive department acts as mayor.
