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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.
- List of People From Zürich
Georg Büchner (1813 – 1837 in Zurich), German revolutionary,...
- Zünfte of Zürich
There are fourteen historical Zünfte (guilds, singular...
- St. Peter
St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town...
- Zurich Airport
Zurich Airport [a] ( IATA: ZRH, ICAO: LSZH) is the largest...
- Canton of Zürich
The major airport of Switzerland Zurich Airport is located...
- Kunsthaus
The Kunsthaus Zürich is in terms of area the biggest art...
- Largest City
Population of towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants (2019)...
- Zürich Metropolitan Area
Location within Switzerland. The European Metropolitan...
- Disambiguation
Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland. Zurich...
- Swiss National Museum
The Museum as seen from the Platzspitz park A rooftopper on...
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Zürich was the focus of the Swiss Reformation led by Huldrych Zwingli, and it came to riches with silk industry in Early Modern times. Early history. Numerous lake-side settlements from the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been found, such as those in the Zürich Pressehaus and Zürich Mozartstrasse.
Zürich or Zurich (German: Zürich [ˈt͡syːrɪç]; Swiss German: Züri) 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.
Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's population of 9 million are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts its largest cities and economic centres, including Zürich, Geneva and Basel.
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May 3, 2024 · Zürich, Switzerland. Zürich, largest city of Switzerland and capital of the canton of Zürich. Located in an Alpine setting at the northwestern end of Lake Zürich, this financial, cultural, and industrial centre stretches out between two forested chains of hills, about 40 miles (60 km) from the northern foothills of the Alps.
Zürich 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. As of January 2023 the municipality had 443,037 inhabitants, the urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011).
