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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.
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, canton, northeastern Switzerland, with an area of 668 sq mi (1,729 sq km), of which about 80 percent is reckoned as productive, including about 195 sq mi of forests. Of the rest, 28 sq mi are occupied by lakes, chiefly Greifen and Pfäffikon and part of Lake Zürich.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Zurich. The capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich. A canton of Switzerland. Synonym: canton of Zurich; Usage notes [edit] The native English form of the word is Zurich, which represents the usual pronunciation with initial /z/.
1351. Languages. German. Website. ZH .ch. Zürich ( Swiss German: Züri, French: Zurich, Italian: Zurigo, Romansh: Turitg) is a canton of Switzerland. About 1.2 million people live there. The canton is in the northeast of Switzerland. The city of Zürich is its capital.
The canton of Zürich is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of 1,553,423, it is the most populous canton in the country. Zürich is the de facto capital of the canton, but is not specifically mentioned in the constitution. The official language is German.
