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'Zürich' ( , Zürich German: ''Züri'' , , in English generally 'Zurich', ) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 371,767 in 2007; population of urban area is some 1,007,972) and capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre (the political capital of Switzerland being Bern), and is widely considered to be one of the world's global cities. According to several surveys in 2006^[1] and 2007^[2], Zürich was named the city with the "best quality of life" in the world.
The origin of the name is probably the Celtic word ''Turus'', a corroborating reference to which was found on a tomb inscription dating from the Roman occupation in the 2nd century; the antique name of the town in its romanized form was ''Turicum''.

Contents

History

Coat of arms

Geography

Climate

City Districts

Sister Cities

Transport

Demographics

Languages

Religion

Social

Sights

Churches

Museums

Other sights

Business, industry and commerce

Contributory factors to economic strength

The Swiss stock exchange

Education and research

Media

Television

Radio

Daily newspapers

Magazines

Culture

Events

Art Movements born in Zürich

Opera, Ballet and Theaters

Nightlife and Clubbing

Sports

Notable people

References

External links

History

Main articles: History of Zürich


In Roman times, ''Turicum'' was a tax-collecting point at the border of Gallia Belgica (from AD 90 Germania superior) and Raetia for goods trafficked on the Limmat river. A Carolingian castle, built on the site of the Roman castle by the grandson of Charlemagne, Louis the German, is mentioned in 835 (''"in castro Turicino iuxta fluvium Lindemaci"''). Louis also founded the Fraumünster abbey in 853 for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zürich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority.
In 1045 , King Henry III granted the convent the right to hold markets, collect tolls, and mint coins, and thus effectively made the abbess the ruler of the city.

Zürich became ''reichsunmittelbar'' in 1218 with the extinction of the main line of the Zähringer family. A city wall was built during the 1230s, enclosing 38 hectares. Emperor Frederick II promoted the abbess of the Fraumünster to the rank of a duchess in 1234 . The abbess assigned the mayor, and she frequently delegated the minting of coins to citizens of the city. However, the political power of the convent slowly waned in the 14th century, beginning with the establishment of the ''Zunftordnung'' (guild laws) in 1336 by Rudolf Brun, who also became the first independent mayor, i.e. not assigned by the abbess.
Zürich joined the Swiss confederation (which at that time was a loose confederation of ''de facto'' independent states) as the fifth member in 1351 . Zürich was expelled from the confederation in 1440 due to a war with the other member states over the territory of Toggenburg (the Old Zürich War). Zürich was defeated in 1446 , and re-admitted to the confederation in 1450.
Zwingli started the Swiss reformation at the time when he was the main preacher in Zürich. He lived there from 1484 until his death in 1531.
In 1839 , the city had to yield to the demands of its urban subjects, following the Züriputsch of 6 September. Most of the ramparts built in the 17th century were torn down, without ever having been sieged, to allay rural concerns over the city's hegemony. The Treaty of Zurich between Austria, France, and Sardinia was signed in 1859 . ^[3]
From 1847 , the ''Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn'', the first railway on Swiss territory, connected Zürich with Baden, putting the Zürich Main Station at the origin of the Swiss rail network. The present building of the Hauptbahnhof (chief railway station) dates to 1871.
Zürich was accidentally bombed during World War II.

Coat of arms

The blue and white coat of arms of Zürich is attested from 1389, and was derived from banners with blue and white stripes in use since 1315 . The first certain testimony of banners with the same design is from 1434. The coat of arms is flanked by two lions.
The red ''Schwenkel'' on top of the banner had varying interpretations: For the people of Zürich, it was a mark of honour, granted by Rudolph I. Zürich's neighbors mocked it as a sign of shame, commemorating the loss of the banner at Winterthur in 1292.
Today, the Canton of Zürich uses the same coat of arms as the city.

Geography

The city is situated where the river Limmat issues from the north-western end of Lake Zürich. Zürich is surrounded by wooded hills including (from the north) the Gubrist, the Hönggerberg, the Käferberg, the Zürichberg, the Adlisberg and the Oettlisberg on the eastern shore; and the Uetliberg (part of the Albis range) on the western shore. The river Sihl meets with the Limmat at the end of Platzspitz, which borders the Swiss National Museum (''Landesmuseum''). The geographic (and historic) center of the city is the 'Lindenhof' a small natural hill on the left bank of the river Limmat, about 700 meters north of where the river issues from Lake Zürich. Today the incorporated city stretches somewhat beyond it natural hydrographic confines given by its hills and includes some neighborhoods to the northeast in the Glattal (valley of the river Glatt).

Climate

City Districts

The previous boundaries of the city of Zürich (before 1893) were more or less synonymous with the location of the old town. Two large expansions of the city limits occurred in 1893 and in 1934 when the city of Zürich merged with many surrounding municipalities, that had been growing increasingly together since the 19th century. Today, the city is divided into twelve districts (known as ''Kreis'' in German), numbered 1 to 12, each one of which may contain anywhere between 1 and 4 neighborhoods:

★ District 1, known as 'Altstadt', contains the old town, both to the right and the left of the Limmat river.

★ District 2 lies along the left side of Lake Zurich, and contains the neighborhoods of Enge, Wollishofen and Leimbach.

★ District 3, known as 'Wiedikon' is between the Sihl river and the Uetliberg, and contains the neighborhood of Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.

★ District 4, known as 'Aussersihl' is between the Sihl river and the train tracks leaving Zürich Main Station.

★ District 5, known as 'Industriequartier' (Industrial area), is between the Limmat river and the train tracks leaving Zürich Main Station, it contains the former industrial area of Zürich.

★ District 6 is on the edge of the Zürichberg, a hill overlooking the eastern part of the city. District 6 contains the neighborhoods of Oberstrass and Unterstrass.

★ District 7 is on the edge of the Adlisberg as well as the Zürichberg, on the eastern side of the city. District 7 contains the neighborhoods of Hottingen and Hirslanden.

★ District 8, known as 'Riesbach', on the eastern side of Lake Zurich.

★ District 9 is between the Limmat on the north and the Uetliberg on the south. District 9 contains the neighborhood of Altstetten and Albisrieden.

★ District 10 is to the right of the Limmat and to the south of the Hönggerberg and the Käferberg. District 10 contains the neighborhoods of Höngg and Wipkingen.

★ District 11 is in the area north of the Hönggerberg and Käferberg and between the Glatt valley and the Katzensee (Katzen Lake). It contains the neighborhoods of Affoltern, Oerlikon and Seebach.

★ District 12, known as 'Schwamendingen', is located in the Glattal (Glatt valley) on the northern side of the Zürichberg.
Most of the district boundaries are fairly similar to the original boundaries of the previously existing municipalities before they were incorporated into the city of Zürich.

Sister Cities

★ 'San Francisco'

★ 'Kunming'

Transport

Zürich is a hub for rail, road, and air traffic. It has several railway stations, including 'Zürich Main Station', Oerlikon, Stadelhofen, Hardbrücke, Tiefenbrunnen, Enge, Wiedikon and Altstetten. The Cisalpino, InterCityExpress, and even the French TGV high-speed trains stop in Zürich.
The A1, A3 and A4 motorways pass close to Zürich. The A1 heads west towards Bern and Geneva and eastwards towards St. Gallen; the A4 leads northwards to Schaffhausen; and the A3 heads northwest towards Basel and southeast along Lake Zurich and Lake Walen towards Sargans.
Zürich International Airport in Kloten is located less than 10 kilometres northeast of the city. There is also an airfield in Dübendorf, although it only used for military aviation.
Within Zürich and throughout the canton of Zürich, the ZVV network of public transport has traffic density ratings among the highest worldwide. If you add frequency, which in Zürich can be as often as 7 minutes, it does become the densest across all dimensions. Three means of mass-transit exist: the S-Bahn (local trains), trams, and buses (both diesel and electric, also called trolley buses). Rumour has it that no point exists on the ground floor within the central district which is farther than 150 metres from the next bus, tram, or train stop.
In addition the public transport network includes boats on the lake and river, funicular railways and even a cable car between Adliswil and Felsenegg. Tickets purchased for a trip are valid on all means of public transportation (train, tram, bus, boat).

Demographics

There are officially 371,767 people (since March 31st 2007) living in Switzerland's largest city. 30.0% of the registered inhabitants of Zürich do not hold Swiss citizenship, which is 111,530 people. German citizens make up the largest group of foreigners in the city with 17.4%, followed by immigrants from Italy and Serbia. The population of the city proper including suburbs 1.08 million people.^[4] However, the entire metropolitain area (including the cities of Winterthur, Baden, Brugg, Schaffhausen, Frauenfeld, Uster/Wetzikon, Rapperswil-Jona and Zug) has a population of around 1.68 million people.^[5]

Languages

The official language used by the government and in most publications is German, while the most commonly spoken dialect in Zürich is Zürichdeutsch (Zürich German), which is a local dialect of Swiss German. As of 2000, German is the mother-tongue of 77.7% of the population. Italian is the second-most common native language at 4.7% of the population. Other native languages spoken by more than 1% of the population include Yugoslavian languages (2.4% — this includes Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, and Slovenian), Spanish (2.2%), French (2.1%), English (1.8%), Portugese (1.6%) and Albanian (1.5%).^[6]

Religion

Since the reformation led by Huldrych Zwingli, Zürich has remained the center and stronghold of Protestantism in Switzerland. In the course of the 20th century, this has changed slightly as Catholics now make up the largest religious group in the city, with 33.3%.There has been strong growth in the Muslim community in Zürich in recent years. In the last 10 years the number of Muslims has doubled from around 9,000 people to 20,000 people (2000).^[7] More and more inhabitants of the city declare themselves as being without a confession (this was 16.8% of the population in 2000).

Social

The level of unemployment in Zürich is 4.2%^[8] (August 2005). About 4% of the city population (15,500 people) live either directly or indirectly on welfare from the state (April 2005).^[9]

Sights

Churches

★ Grossmünster (great minster) (near Lake Zürich, in the old city), where Zwingli was pastor; first building around 820; declared by Charlemagne imperial church

★ Fraumünster (our lady's minster) first church built before 874; the Romanesque choir dates from 1250-70; Marc Chagall stained glass choir windows; (on the opposite side of the Limmat). During 2004 the Fraumünster was fully renovated. During this period the installed scaffolding went above the tip of the tower allowing a unique and exceptional 360° panoramic view of Zürich.

★ St. Peter (downstream from the Fraumünster, in the old city); with the largest clock face in Europe

Museums

★ Museum Bärengasse, history of the city in the 17th century

★ Kunsthaus Zürich, one of the largest collections in Classic Modern Art in the world (Munch, Picasso, Braque, Giacometti, etc.) [1]

★ Museum Rietberg, Arts of Asia, Africa, America and Oceania [2]

★ Museum Bellerive, Museum for fashion, architecture and design [3], located in a villa on the beach of the lake

★ Kunsthalle Zürich [4]

★ Migros Museum, modern and avantgarde international Art. [5]

★ Museum of Design Zürich [6]

★ Swiss National Museum (''Landesmuseum'') [7], located in the Platzspitz park opposite to the main station

★ Johann Jacobs Museum, history of colonial Fine Food and coffee [8]

★ Johanna Spyri Museum [9]

★ Haus Konstruktiv [10], constructive, concrete and conceptual art and design

★ NONAM North American Native Museum [11]

★ Museum of the History of Medicine

Other sights

★ Lindenhof near St. Peter; site of the Roman and medieval castle.

★ Guild houses along the river (downstream from the Grossmünster)

★ Old town (Altstadt), District 1, on both sides of the river

★ Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich (shopping avenue) starting at main train station

★ Parade-Platz, Plaza in the middle of Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich, a center of financial activity, with the world-headquarters of several Swiss banks including UBS and Credit Suisse.

★ Zoological garden [12]

★ Masoala Rainforest Ecosystem Great Glass Hall in the Zoological garden with trees, flowers and animals in liberty from the rainforest of Masoala National Park in Madagascar [13]

★ Botanical Garden of the University of Zürich [14]

★ Chinese Garden, Zürich [15]

★ Neu Oerlikon, part of City District Oerlikon: northern quarter of the city - Oerliker Park, MFO Park, Center-11 Building, Price Waterhouse Building, ABB Building, UBS Building, and other modern public spaces. [16]

★ Lake Zürich, running from Zürich to Rapperswil and linking with the Obersee

★ Uetliberg, a hill to the west of the city at an altitude of 813 meters above sea level, with Uetlibergturm TV-tower

★ Fluntern Cemetery

★ Cabaret Voltaire, birthplace of Dada

Business, industry and commerce

UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss Re, and many other financial institutions have their headquarters in Zürich, the commercial center of Switzerland. Zürich is the world's primary centre for offshore banking, mainly due to Swiss bank secrecy. The financial sector accounts for about one quarter of the city's economic activities. The Swiss Stock Exchange is also located in Zürich (see also Swiss banking).
Zürich is a leading financial centre and has repeatedly been proclaimed the global city with the best quality of life anywhere in the world. Worldwide Quality of Living Survey The Greater Zurich Area is Switzerland’s economic center and home to a vast number of international companies. The 'GDP' of the Zürich Area is CHF 210 billion (USD 160 billion) or CHF 58'000 (USD 45'000) per capita (2005).

Contributory factors to economic strength

The success of the Greater Zürich Economic Area as one of the most important in the world is due to many factors: The very 'low tax rate' and the possibility for foreign companies and private persons to optimize their tax burden by personalized tax agreement with the Tax Authorities is surely one of the key points. This practice often causes conflicts with Switzerland's neighbours in Europe, who do not like this type of successful and aggressive strategy for attracting large corporations and service/research centers, such as IBM, General Motors Europe, Google, Microsoft,Dow Chemical, and Pfizer. The fact that Switzerland does not have an inheritance tax is also an important attraction for wealthy private persons.
Another reason for the economic success of Zürich is the extensive 'research and educational' (R&D) field of the city. The ETH Zurich is ranked alongside the University of Zurich: there are more than 58,000 students. The reservoir for qualified employees is therefore impressive.
A new multi-purpose area in southern Zürich (Sihlcity) ([17]) has opened its doors on March 22,2007, spread over 100,000 square metres in the center of Zürich. Among other things it includes a shopping center and a movie theater. Sihlcity was built on the foundations of the former Sihl Paper Factory.
Other data: Switzerland scored in the 'IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005' within the Top 10 in the following categories:

★ Nobel Prizes per resident (No.2)

★ Active patents per resident (No.2)

★ Private research expenditure (No.6)

★ R&D expenditure per resident (No.6)

★ R&D employees per resident (No.8)

★ R&D expenditure as % of the GNP (No.10)
Most of the Swiss R&D institutions are concentrated in the Zürich area.
The high quality of life has been cited as a likely reason for the presence of international economic growth in Zürich. Mercer has ranked Zürich as the city with the highest quality of life anywhere in the world Worldwide Quality of Living Survey for the fourth consecutive time. Berne and Geneva were also ranked among the Top 10. Statistics show that in the productive sector of the city 60% speak German, 43% English, 30% French and 13% Italian. As such, the city is home to a considerable number of people speaking at least two or three languages.
Thanks to extremely low crime rates, personal safety can be assured without extra charges. And the importance of security as an economic factor should not be underestimated.

The Swiss stock exchange

The Swiss stock exchange is called SWX Swiss Exchange. The SWX is the head group of several different worldwide operative financial systems: virt-x, Eurex, Eurex US, EXFEED and STOXX. The exchange turnover generated at the SWX was in 2004 of 1,244,045 million CHF; the number of transactions arrived in the same period at 14,697,381 and the Swiss Performance Index (SPI) arrived at a total market capitalization of 780,320 million CHF.
The SWX Swiss Exchange goes back more than 150 years. In 1996, fully electronic trading replaced the traditional floor trading system at the stock exchanges of Geneva (founded in 1850), Zürich (1873) and Basle (1876).
The SWX is subject to Swiss law. The Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (SESTA) prescribes the concept of self-regulation, which obligates the SWX to meet international standards in its regulatory activities. The SWX itself is supervised by the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC).
The shares traded on SWX are mainly held in the Swiss-based accounts of domestic and international investors. Other products traded on the SWX Platform are bonds (CHF-denominated bonds as well as international bonds), traditional investments, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs, known as exchange-traded index funds) and non-standardized derivatives. In terms of turnover, the SWX Swiss Exchange operates Europe's largest market segment for listed and exchange-traded warrants.

Education and research

Zürich is a main centre of education and home to many universities, professional colleges and gymnasiums including:

★ ETH Zürich

★ University of Zürich

★ Inter-Community School Zürich

★ Zurich International School

★ SBS Swiss Business School

Media

Many large Swiss media conglomerates are headquartered in Zürich, such as tamedia, Ringier and the NZZ-Verlag. Because of this, Zürich is one of the most important media locations in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. This status has been recently reinforced by the increase in availability of online publications published in Zürich.

Television

The headquarters of Switzerland's national German-language television network (SF) are located in the Leutschenbach neighborhood, to the north of the Oerlikon train station. Regional television network TeleZüri (Zürich Television) has its headquarters near Escher-Wyss Platz. The production facilities for private networks Star TV, u1 TV and 3+ are located in Schlieren.

Radio

One section of the Swiss German-language public radio station DRS is located in Zürich. There are other local radio stations broadcasting from Zürich, such as Radio 24 on the Limmatstrasse, Energy Zürich in Seefeld, Radio LoRa and Radio Tropic. There are other radio stations that operate only during certain parts of the year, such as CSD Radio (May/June), Radio Streetparade (July/August) and rundfunk.fm (August/September).

Daily newspapers

There are three large daily newspapers published in Zürich that are known across Switzerland. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), the Tages-Anzeiger and the Blick, the largest Swiss tabloid. All three of those newspapers publish Sunday editions. These are the "NZZ am Sonntag", die "SonntagsZeitung" and the "SonntagsBlick". Besides the three main daily newspapers, exists the 20 Minuten (20 minutes), a free newspaper published daily in the mornings mainly for commuters, Heute, free as well and published daily in the evenings, and Cash Daily, a finance-related daily free newspaper published in the mornings.

Magazines

★ Die Weltwoche

★ Facts

★ Die Wochenzeitung WOZ

★ Finanz und Wirtschaft

★ Cash

★ Tachles

★ Sonntags-Blick

★ P.S. Zeitung

★ Bilanz

★ Du Magazin

Culture

Events

★ Street Parade

★ Sechseläuten, spring festival of the guilds and burning of the Böögg

★ ''Zürcher Theater Spektakel'', international theater festival, ranking among the most important European festivals for contemporary performing arts. ^[10]

★ ''Kunst Zürich'', international contemporary art fair with an annual guest city (New York in 2005); combines most recent and youngest art with the works of well-established artists. ^[11]

★ Annual public city campaign, sponsored by the City Vereinigung (the local equivalent of a chamber of commerce) with the cooperation of the city government. Past themes have included lions, cows, benches, and teddy bears.

★ Weltklasse Zürich, annual track and field athletics meeting held every August ^[12]

★ ''freestyle.ch'', one of the biggest freestyle events in Europe, ^[13]

★ ''Zürifäscht'', a triennial public festival featuring music, fireworks, and other attractions throughout the old town. It is the largest public festival in Switzerland, attended by up to 2 million visitors. The next Zürifäscht is scheduled for July 2 to 4, 2010. ^[14]

Art Movements born in Zürich

★ Zürich is the home of the Cabaret Voltaire where the Dada movement began in 1916 . Visit at the Spiegelgasse/Niederdorf-Corner the Cabaret Voltaire Museum.

★ Constructive Art Movement took also one of the first steps in Zürich. Artists like Max Bill, Marcel Breuer, Camille Graeser or Richard Paul Lohse had their ateliers in Zürich, which became even more important after the takeover of power by the Nazi-Regime in Germany and World War II. Visit the museum at the Haus Konstruktiv.

Opera, Ballet and Theaters

★ Zürcher Opernhaus: one of the most famous Opera Houses in Europe. Director is Alexander Pereira. Once a year elegant and exclusive Zürcher Opernball with the President of the Swiss Confederation and the economic and cultural élite of Switzerland.[18] In front of the Lake Zürich and Bellevue-Place, where the traditional Sechseläuten takes place. Famous Ballet-Academy by Heinz Spoerli. Antique Neo-baroque interior very elegant and worth visiting. Take S-Bahn to Stadelhofen.

★ Schauspielhaus Zürich: Main Theater-Complex of the City. Has two Dépendances: Pfauen (historic old theater) in the Central City District and Schiffbauhalle (modern architecture in old industry-halls) in Zürich West (S-Bahn-Station Hardbrücke). Was home for Emigrants like Bertolt Brecht or Thomas Mann and World-Première-Theater for Max Frisch, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Botho Strauss or Nobel-Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek.[19]

★ Theater am Neumarkt: One of the oldest Theaters of the city. Established by the old guilds in the Old City District, located in a baroque Palace near Niederdorf Street. Two stages with mostly production by avantgarde directors from Europe. Has both classic theater (Racine, Goethe, Shakespeare) and new productions in its repertoire.[20]

★ Theater Gessnerallee: Young and underground Theater. The most experimental stage in the city. Ballet, breakdance, own theater-productions and guest-shows from all over the world. Very good Restaurant and Bar is attached (Reithalle). On the River Sihl (bathing in summer) and in front of the Historic Military Place Alte Kaserne with parc.[21]

★ Theater an der Sihl: Official theater of the Zürich Academy of Dance and Theater.[22] Next to the Theater Gessnerallee and the Bahnhofstrasse - the main shopping street of the city.

★ Rote Fabrik Theater: The Rote Fabrik Cultural Complex is located on the shores of the lake in the district of Wollishofen. In the great red brick halls of an old fabric of the 19th century was created in the 1980s an avantgarde and political left-oriented room for young and controversial theater and ballet productions. There are also an art gallery, a restaurant (Ziegel Oh Lac) and a Club integrated in the Rote Fabrik. Take S-Bahn to the Wollishofen Station.

★ Theater Miller's Studio: Cabaret- and Revue-Theater with political and social comedy. A lot of one-man-shows. In the old Tiefenbrunnen-Complex with Restaurants, Bars, Museums (NONAM and Alte Mühle Tiefenbrunnen), Art-Galleries. In front of the lake. Take S-Bahn to Tiefenbrunnen Station.[23]

★ Zurich Comedy Club: Much of Zürich's theatre is conducted in the native German. However, twice per year (May & November) this amateur theatre group stages English-language theatre ranging from Shakespearean drama, to thrillers & drama of all kinds, pantomimes and of course comedies. The Zurich Comedy Club has been part of Zürich life for over 50 years and potential new members are always welcome.[24]

Nightlife and Clubbing

Zürich offers a lot of variety when it comes for night-time leisure. It became one of the capitals of Europe's electronic music scene and is the host city of the world-famous Street Parade, which takes place in August every year.
The most famous districts for Nightlife are the Niederdorf in the old town with bars, restaurants, lounges, hotels, clubs, etc. and a lot of fashion shops for a young and stylish public and the 'Langstrasse' in the districts 4 and 5 of the city. There are authentic amusements: Brazilian bars, punk clubs, HipHop stages, Caribic restaurants, arthouse-cinemas, Turkish kebabs and Italian espresso-bars, but also sex shops or the famous red light district of Zürich.
In the past ten years new parts of the city have risen into the spotlight. Notably, the area known as Zürich West in district 5, near the Escher-Wyss square and the S-Bahn Station of Hardbrücke. This area has become the new up-and-coming part of Zürich with its avant-garde cinemas, music clubs, lounges, restaurants, cafés and bars.

Sports

★ Grasshopper-Club Zürich Football [25]

★ ZSC Lions Ice Hockey Club [26]

★ FC Zürich Football Club [27]

★ Challengers Baseball Club Zürich [28]

★ Zürich Lions Baseball Club [29]

★ Zürich Renegades American Football Club [30]

★ Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) headquarters.

★ Weltklasse Zürich

★ International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)

Notable people

People who were born or died in Zürich:

★ Huldrych Zwingli (1484 - 1531), reformer

★ Conrad Gessner (1516 - 1565), naturalist, born and died in Zürich

★ Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672 - 1733), scholar, born in Zürich

★ Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741 - 1801), poet and physiognomist, born in Zürich

★ Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746 - 1827), educational reformer, born in Zürich

★ James Sadleir (c. 1815 - 1881), fugitive swindler, murdered in Zürich

★ Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), poet, born and died in Zürich

★ Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), poet, born in Zürich

★ Johanna Spyri (1827 - 1901), author of ''Heidi'', died in Zürich

★ Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia (1853) - (1920) Duchess of Edinburgh, died in Zürich

★ Wilhelm Filchner (1877 - 1957), explorer, died in Zürich

★ James Joyce (1882 - 1941), Irish novelist, died in Zürich (buried at Fluntern cemetery in Zürich)

★ Pancho Vladigerov (1899 - 1978), Bulgarian composer, born in Zürich

★ Felix Bloch (1905 - 1983), physicist, born in Zürich

★ Elias Canetti (1905 - 1994), novelist, died in Zürich

★ Max Frisch (1911 - 1991), novelist, born and died in Zürich

★ Hugo Koblet (1925 - 1964), cycling champion

★ Bruno Ganz (born 1941), actor, born in Zürich

★ Martin Suter (born 1948), author, born in Zürich

★ Lucinda Ruh (born 1979), figure skater, born in Zürich

★ Heinz Günthardt (born 1959), professional tennis player, born in Zürich
Famous residents:

★ Tristan Tzara (1915-1919)

★ Richard Wagner (1849–1861)

★ Albert Einstein (1896–1900, 1909–1911, 1912–1914)

★ Vladimir Lenin (1917)

★ Thomas Mann (1933–1942)

★ Kurt Tucholsky (1932–1933)

★ James Joyce (1915–1919)

★ Udo Jürgens

★ Harald Naegeli

★ Tina Turner

★ Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

★ Andreas Vollenweider

★ Moritz Leuenberger

★ Kimi Räikkönen

★ Fernando Alonso

★ Yves Netzhammer
''See also:'' List of mayors of Zürich

References

1. http://www.citymayors.com/features/quality_survey.html
2. http://www.mercerhr.com/knowledgecenter/reportsummary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1128060#top50all
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_International_Encyclopedia
4. Statistical Office of the CIty of Zürich
5. Statistical Office of the Canton of Zürich
6. Population Numbers Flyer (German)
7. https://data.statistik.zh.ch/infospc/geport/gemeinde.jsp?bfs=171
8. http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/internet/stat/home/key_figures/Arbeitslose.html
9. Population chart
10. http://www.theaterspektakel.ch/(cyneig45iqfbdv2qwogr1w55)/Frames/index.aspx?Page=default&Parm=
11. http://www.kunstzuerich.ch/
12. www.weltklasse.ch
13. www.freestyle.ch
14. http://www.zuerifaescht.ch/2007/

External links

★ Stadt Zürich Official site

★ Zürich Tourism Official site

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★ Zurich Comedy Club - English Language Theatre in Zurich

★ English Forum, Non-commercial English language community website for Zurich

★ Zurich International Club Non Profit International Club (ZHIC)