Winterthur: City in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
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.
Winterthur | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 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/PDC (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Grosser Gemeinderat with 60 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.07 km2 (26.28 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 (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 111,840 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,300/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 |
| SFOS number | 0230 |
| 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:
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Gallery
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Reformed church of Winterthur -
Hegi Castle -
Winterthur central train station
References
Other websites
Media related to Winterthur at Wiki Commons
- 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.
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