Winterthur
Winterthur (ˈvɪntərtuːr; French: Winterthour; Latin language: Vitudurum, locally often called: Winti) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It is the sixth-largest city in Switzerland. About 138,000 people lived there in 2015.
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Location of Winterthur
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| Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 8°43′43″E / 47.49889°N 8.72861°ECoordinates: 47°29′56″N 8°43′43″E / 47.49889°N 8.72861°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Winterthur |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Michael Künzle CVP (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Grosser Gemeinderat with 60 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.93 km2 (26.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Hulmen) | 687 m (2,254 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Kläranlage Hard) | 393 m (1,289 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 108,044 |
| • Density | 1,590.52/km2 (4,119.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8400–8411, 8310, 8352, 8482 |
| Localities | Stadt (city), Mattenbach, Oberwinterthur, Seen, Töss, Veltheim and Wülflingen |
| Surrounded by | Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell |
| Twin towns | Hall in Tirol (Austria), La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), Pilsen (Czech Republic), Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Economy
Sulzer AG, Swiss industrial engineering, is headquartered in Winterthur.
Twin towns – sister cities
Winterthur is twinned with:[1]
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland[2]- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Gallery
Winterthur
Reformed church of Winterthur
Hegi Castle
Winterthur central train station
Winterthur Media
Winterthur, Switzerland, app. 1642
Early-1850s bird's-eye view.
- Tiefgeflogen
May 2011 aerial view of Winterthur
City hall, designed by architect Gottfried Semper
Ehemaliges Waaghaus, Marktgasse 25 in Winterthur (Switzerland)
Technorama, Technoramastrasse 1 in Winterthur (Switzerland)
The city church of Winterthur, a local landmark
References
- ↑ "Partnerstädte" (official site) (in Deutsch). Winterthur, Switzerland: Stadt Winterthur. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ↑ "Association Suisse des Communes et Régions d'Europe". L'Association suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (ASCCRE) (in français). Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
Other websites
Media related to Winterthur at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Winterthur |
- Official Webpage of Winterthur Archived 2019-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Official Webpage Economic Development Region of Winterthur
- Tourismusbüro Winterthur
- Musikkollegium Winterthur
- Homepage of Winterthur's city Orchestra
- Official Webpage Open Doors Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Winterthur in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
