Zürich

Zürich

CH
Population443,037
Zurich (German: Zürich; Alemannic German: Züri) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. As of December 2024, the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Romans, who called it Turicum. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant Reformation in Europe under the leadership of Huldrych Zwingli. The official language of Zurich is German, but the main spoken language is Zurich German, the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. As one of Switzerland's primary financial centres, Zurich is home to many financial institutions and banking companies. Many museums and art galleries can be found in the city, including the Swiss National Museum, Natural History Museum and Kunsthaus. Schauspielhaus Zürich is generally considered to be one of the most important theatres in the German-speaking world.

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FIFA Museum

FIFA Museum

The FIFA Museum is an association football museum operated by FIFA. The museum is located in Zurich, Switzerland, across town …

Museum für Gestaltung - Schaudepot

Museum für Gestaltung - Schaudepot

The Museum of Design, Zürich (German: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and …

Thomas-Mann-Archiv

Thomas-Mann-Archiv

Kunsthalle Zürich

Kunsthalle Zürich

The Kunsthalle Zürich is a kunsthalle (a contemporary art exhibition centre) in Zürich, Switzerland. Founded in 1985, it is located …

Focus Terra

Focus Terra

Archäologisches Museum

Archäologisches Museum

Naturhistorisches Museum

Naturhistorisches Museum

Burgruine Wulp

Burgruine Wulp

The ruins of Wulp Castle (German: Ruine Wulp or Burg Wulp) is a castle located besides Küsnachter Tobel in the …

Coninx-Museum

Coninx-Museum

Haus Konstruktiv

Haus Konstruktiv

Haus Konstruktiv (English: Foundation for Constructive and Concrete Art), or Museum Haus Konstruktiv, is an arts foundation founded by private …

Uhrenmuseum Beyer Zürich

Uhrenmuseum Beyer Zürich

The Uhrenmuseum Beyer (Beyer Watch and Clock Museum) is a horology museum at the Bahnhofstrasse 31, Zürich, Switzerland. It is …

Karlsturm

Karlsturm

Zivilschutzmuseum

Zivilschutzmuseum

Forchdenkmal

Forchdenkmal

Pavillon Le Corbusier

Pavillon Le Corbusier

The Pavillon Le Corbusier is a Swiss art museum in Zürich-Seefeld at Zürichhorn dedicated to the work of the Swiss …

Wildnispark Zürich Sihlwald

Wildnispark Zürich Sihlwald

Zürich Wilderness Park (German: Wildnispark Zürich) is a wilderness park near the city of Zürich in Switzerland. It includes the …

Bürkliplatz

Bürkliplatz

Bürkliplatz is a town square in Zurich, Switzerland. It is named after Arnold Bürkli, and is one of nodal points …

Museum für Gestaltung

Museum für Gestaltung

The Museum of Design, Zürich (German: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich) is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and …

St. Peter

St. Peter

St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, besides Grossmünster, Fraumünster and …

Opernhaus

Opernhaus

The Zurich Opera House (German: Opernhaus Zürich) is an opera house in the Swiss city of Zurich. Located at the …

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