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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.
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Zürich ( / ˈzjʊərɪk / ZURE-ik, German: [ˈtsyːrɪç] ⓘ; see...
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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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This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt. 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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The canton is in the northeast of Switzerland. The city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch. English writers often write the name of the Canton of Zürich as Canton of Zurich .
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Dec 21, 2023 · Greek HSK-School Zurich, Bungertwies. The Greek HSK-school of Zurich, Bungertwies operates under the aegis of the Greek Ministry of Education with Greek teachers in secondment from Greece. The school is also officially recognized by the Canton of Zurich as a HSK-School (mother tongue and culture).
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. Geography. Zurich is in the North of Switzerland, and it is 408 m (1,339 ft) above sea level.