Zürich (Kreis 1) / Rathaus
District of Zürich
in Bezirk Zürich of Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.367 and 8.550 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 22' 0" and E 8° 33' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 03:13 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:17 am and 8:29 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

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Discover Zürich (Kreis 1) / Rathaus

The district Zürich (Kreis 1) / Rathaus of Zürich in Bezirk Zürich (Canton of Zurich) with it's 3,091 citizens Zürich (Kreis 1) / Rathaus is a district in Switzerland about 59 mi north-east of Bern, the country's capital city.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Night Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 49%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky
General Conditions Snow

Friday, 26th of April 2024

15°C (58 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

17°C (62 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

19°C (67 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Storchen

Address
0,5 mi
Weinplatz 2
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Marktgasse

Address
0,5 mi
Marktgasse 17
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

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Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
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Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
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Wellenberg Boutiquehotel

Address
0,5 mi
Niederdorfstrasse 10
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Helmhaus Swiss Quality

Address
0,3 mi
Schifflände 30
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

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Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Residence KLEMENTHOF

Address
0,3 mi
Schlossergasse 46
39040 Seis
Switzerland

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Weekend: closed


St. Josef

Address
0,6 mi
Hirschengraben 64
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


HOTEL FLORHOF

Address
0,4 mi
FLORHOFGASSE 4
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Basilea

Address
0,6 mi
Zähringerstr. 25
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Best Western Zuercherhof

Address
0,6 mi
Zaehringerstrasse 21
8025 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Alexander

Address
0,6 mi
Niederdorfstrasse 40
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

University of Zurich

The University of Zurich (UZH, German: Universität Zürich), located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy. Currently, the university has faculties of arts, economics, law, medicine, science, theology and veterinary medicine.

Located at 47.3747, 8.54833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
University of Zurich, Universities in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Educational institutions established in 1833, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich)

Cabaret Voltaire was the name of a nightclub in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded by Hugo Ball, with his companion Emmy Hennings on February 5, 1916 as a cabaret for artistic and political purposes. Other founding members were Marcel Janco, Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara, and Jean Arp. Events at the cabaret proved pivotal in the founding of the anarchic art movement known as Dada.

Located at 47.3717, 8.54389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Dada, Underground culture, Modernist theatre, Zurich culture

Grossmünster

The Grossmünster ("great minster") is a Romanesque-style Protestant church in Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the three major churches in the city. The core of the present building near the banks of the Limmat River was constructed on the site of a Carolingian church, which was, according to legend, originally commissioned by Charlemagne. Construction of the present structure commenced around 1100 and it was inaugurated around 1220.

Located at 47.37, 8.54417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
1220s architecture, History of Zurich, Protestant churches, Churches in Zurich, Romanesque architecture in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

Fraumünster

The Fraumünster abbey (lit. in English: Lady Minster) in Zurich was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zurich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority.

Located at 47.3697, 8.54111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland, 850s architecture, 853 establishments, Christian monasteries established in the 9th century, Churches in Zurich, History of Zurich, Benedictine monasteries of nuns in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

Harald Naegeli

Harald Naegeli (born December 4, 1939) is a Swiss artist best known as the "Sprayer of Zurich" after the graffiti he sprayed in the late 1970s onto walls and buildings in Zürich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3732, 8.54903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1939 births, Swiss graffiti artists, Living people, People from the canton of Zurich

Sechseläuten

The Sechseläuten is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form, on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century.

Located at 47.3661, 8.5459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Zurich culture, History of Zurich, Spring festivals, Festivals in Switzerland, Visitor attractions in Zurich

Hans Waldmann (mayor)

Hans Waldmann (1435 – 6 April 1489) was mayor of Zurich and Swiss military leader. The son of a peasant in Zug, he married well and became Squire of Dubelstein. Waldmann lead the Confederates in the Burgundian Wars defeating Charles the Bold with an army estimated at 12,000 men.

Located at 47.3698, 8.5421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1435 births, 1489 deaths, Mayors of Zurich

Rudolf Stüssi

Rudolf Stussi is a Swiss-born artist who came to Canada in 1967 to attend Carleton University.

Located at 47.3724, 8.5436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Swiss painters, Living people, Canadian painters, Canadian animators, People from the canton of Zurich, 1443 deaths, Mayors of Zurich, Military personnel killed in action

Polybahn funicular

The Polybahn, also known as the UBS Polybahn, is a funicular railway in the centre of the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Previous names for the line include the SBG Polybahn and the Zürichbergbahn. The line is owned by the banking group UBS AG, and operated on their behalf by the municipal transport operator Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich.

Located at 47.3764, 8.54389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity, Funicular railways in Switzerland, Transport in Zurich, Railway lines opened in 1889

Wasserkirche

The Wasserkirche ("Water Church") of Zürich, first mentioned as ecclesia Aquatica Turicensi around 1250 and as wazzirkilcha in 1256, is a church built on a small island in the Limmat, situated between the two main churches of medieval Zürich, the Grossmünster and the Fraumünster.

Located at 47.3696, 8.54333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

Lindenhof

see Lindenhof (quarter) for the town quarter containing the Lindenhof. The Lindenhof in the old town of Zürich is the historical site of the Roman castle, and the later Carolingian Kaiserpfalz. It is situated on the Lindenhof hill, on the left side of the Limmat River at the Schipfe. In 1747, a 2nd century Roman tombstone was discovered at the site, bearing the oldest attestation of Turīcum, the Roman era name of Zürich, as STA[tio tio] TURIC[ensis ensis], at the time a tax collecting point.

Located at 47.373, 8.5412 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich

Kunsthaus Zürich

The Kunsthaus Zürich houses one of the most important art collections Switzerland and Europe, assembled over the years by the local art association called Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft. The collection spans from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Swiss art. Kunsthaus is also the name of the tram stop next to the museum, properly on Pfauenplatz, between the museum building and the Schauspielhaus Zürich.

Located at 47.3703, 8.54806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Art museums established in 1910, Infrastructure completed in 1910, Art museums and galleries in Switzerland, Altstadt (Zurich), Museums in Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, 1910 establishments in Switzerland

Schauspielhaus Zürich

The Schauspielhaus Zürich (English: Zürich playhouse) is one of the most prominent and important theatres in the German-speaking world. It is also known as "Pfauenbühne" (Pfauen Stage). The large theatre has 750 seats. The Schauspielhaus also operates three stages in the Schiffbau in the western part of Zurich, the Schiffbau/Halle (400 seats), the Schiffbau/Box (up to 200 seats) and the Schiffbau/Matchbox (80 seats).

Located at 47.37, 8.54917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Theatres in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Visitor attractions in Zurich, Zurich culture

St. Peter, Zurich

St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zurich, Switzerland, besides Grossmünster, Fraumünster and Predigerkirche. Located next to the Lindenhof hill, site of the former Roman castle, it was built on the site of a temple to Iuppiter. An early church of 10 by 7 metres is archaeologically attested for the 8th or 9th century.

Located at 47.3711, 8.54083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich, Protestant churches, Churches in Zurich

Altstadt (Zurich)

Altstadt (German for "old town") in the Swiss city of Zürich encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934. Altstadt approximately corresponds to the area enclosed by the former city ramparts, and is today within the administrative area of the city called Kreis 1 (District 1).

Located at 47.37, 8.542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Altstadt (Zurich), Districts of Zurich

Christoph Froschauer

Christoph Froschauer (ca. 1490 – 1 April 1564) was the first printer in Zürich, notably for printing the Froschauer Bible, the Zwinglian Bible translation. His workshop is the nucleus of the Orell Füssli publishing house. He learned the printer's trade with his uncle, Hans Froschauer, in Augsburg and came to Zürich in 1515. Working for one Hans Rüegger, he built a printing press.

Located at 47.3733, 8.54528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1564 deaths, Printers, People of 16th-century Zurich, Swiss book publishers (people), Year of birth unknown

Zurich town hall

The Zurich town hall is the Rathaus of Zurich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3714, 8.5425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Altstadt (Zurich), Seats of local government, Government buildings in Switzerland

Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Zürich Central Library) is the main library of both the city and the University of Zürich, housed in the Predigerkloster, the former Black Friars' abbey, in the old town's Rathaus quarter. It was founded in 1914 by a merger of the former cantonal and city libraries. Its history ultimately goes back to the Stiftsbibliothek of the Grossmünster abbey, first attested in 1259.

Located at 47.3742, 8.54528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Libraries in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

Barfüsserkloster

The Barfüsserkloster in the old town of Zürich is a former Franciscan abbey. It was first attested in the 1240s and was dissolved during the Reformation, in 1524. The abbey was situated in the southeastern corner of the medieval city, between the Neumarkt and the Linden gates (today at Hirschengraben 13/15). After the Reformation, the abbey buildings were used as a grain depot, and during the early 19th century, as a casino.

Located at 47.3717, 8.5468 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Zurich, Christian monasteries in Switzerland, 1524 disestablishments in Switzerland

Schipfe

Schipfe is part of the Lindenhof quarter in the district 1 (Altstadt) of Zurich, Switzerland. It belongs to the historical parts of the Limmat city, located at the left side of the Limmat river below the Lindenhof hill. The Lindenhof was the site of the Roman settlement (15 BC), with traces of a hypocaustum excavated.

Located at 47.3731, 8.54194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Altstadt (Zurich)

Lindenhof hill

The Lindenhof hill is a moraine hill and a public square in the historic center of Zurich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3731, 8.54083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Zurich, Squares in Zurich, Visitor attractions in Zurich, Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Parks in Zurich

Zunfthaus zur Haue

The Zunfthaus zur Haue at Limmatquai is the guildhall of the Zunft zum Kämbel, one of the 14 traditional guilds of Zürich. It is one of the historically notable buildings in the Rathaus quarter in Zürich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3714, 8.54306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Zurich, Visitor attractions in Zurich, Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich

Zunfthaus zum Rüden

The Zunfthaus zum Rüden at Limmatquai is the guildhall of the Gesellschaft zur Constaffel, or guild of nobles, one of the 14 traditional guilds of Zürich. It is one of the historically notable buildings in the Rathaus quarter in Zürich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3708, 8.54306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Zurich, Visitor attractions in Zurich, Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich

Zunfthaus zur Meisen

The Zunfthaus zur Meisen at Münsterhof is the guild house of the Zunft zur Meisen. It's one of the historically valuable buildings in the Lindenhof quarter in Zürich, Switzerland, and houses the porcelain and faience collection of the Swiss National Museum.

Located at 47.37, 8.54167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Altstadt (Zurich), History of Zurich, Museums in Zurich, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Ceramics museums

Münsterhof

Münsterhof is a town square situated in the Lindenhof quarter, the historical center of Zürich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3701, 8.54103 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Zurich, Altstadt (Zurich), Squares in Zurich

Districts of the same city

These districts also belong to Zürich.

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These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Zürich.

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rathaus