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Winterthur is a city in the Cantons of Switzerland of
Zurich (canton) in Switzerland.
In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to
Winti.
Today Winterthur is a service centre, but many people make use of its proximity to Zurich, which is only 20 minutes by train.
The city is located in a basin south and east of the
Töss river. The Eulach, a little river, flows in the middle by the city, because of this the town is called "Eulach-City". Zurich lies southwest of Winterthur. During Ancient Rome times the city was known as
Vitudurum. The counts of
Kyburg founded the city in 1175. The charter included extensive privileges for the town. In 1264 the Habsburg family inherited Winterthur. They sold it to the city of Zurich in 1467.
The church of
St. Laurenz in the city centre dates from 1264, the town hall was built in 1781, the assembly hall in 1865.
The city hall
Stadthaus (Winterthur), in which the concerts of the Musikkollegium take place, was built by
Gottfried Semper.
The population of Winterthur is about 98,000. Winterthur also acts as a gateway to the rural parts of the Canton of Zurich as a centre for shopping, leisure and entertainment, but also as a train station of major significance.
The town is renowned for its institute of higher education
Technikum, which is the largest school of technology in Switzerland. The institute has recently teamed up with schools from Zurich and is now known as
Zürcher Hochschule Winterthur (ZHW).
Economically, Winterthur was one of the homes of Switzerland's rail industry and an industrial centre. The rail industry and other heavy industry have largely disappeared. Amongst the most significant companies was Sulzer Brothers, today's
Sulzer Ltd.,
Sulzer AG, commonly abbreviated to
Sulzer. Textile production declined even earlier on. Also the
Rieter company come from Winterthur.
Switzerland's largest bank, and one of the world's large banks, Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), since 1998 UBS AG, was also founded in Winterthur.
Among other commercial organizations, Winterthur was home to Switzerland's largest insurance business "Winterthur Insurance". Until 2006, the company was the largest in Switzerland and was in Europe's top 10. On January 1, 2007 the Winterthur company was officially acquired by the French AXA group and is now known as AXA Winterthur.
Musikfestwochen, in late August and early September, sees Winterthur’s Old Town taken over for live music of all kinds, in the street and bars as well as in concert venues. Its chamber orchestra,
Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur, which also plays at the Zurich Opera is exceptional.
In 1989, Winterthur received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.
Winterthur is connected to Germany and Italy by direct trains and enjoys excellent links to
Zurich Airport. It is also a regional transportation hub: the A1
motorway from
Geneva through to St. Margrethen connects in Winterthur with the A4 motorway heading north toward Schaffhausen and the A7 motorway heading close to the Swiss-German border at Kreuzlingen. There are also roads leading to other places such as Turbenthal. The Station of Winterthur is one of the highest frequent Stations of Switzerland. FC Winterthur is the local football side.
Tourism
Though Winterthur does not attract people to itself like other cities in Switzerland might, it has its own grace and reasons to invite people to visit.
Winterthur is home of different types of renowned museums and art galleries. With seventeen museums is Winterthur a "town of museen" in switzerland. There are a lot of famous museums among them are:
Oskar Reinhart Collections - Am Römerholz
Oskar Reinhart Collections - Am Stadtgarten
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
Villa Flora
Fotomuseum Winterthur
Technorama
External links
- http://www.winterthur-city.ch – Official Webpage of Winterthur
- http://www.musikkollegium.ch – Musikkollegium Winterthur
- http://www.stadtmusik-winterthur.ch - Homepage of Winterthur's city Orchestra
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| municipality_name = Winterthur
| municipality_type = municipality
| imagepath_coa = Wappen Winterthur.svg|pixel_coa=
| map = Karte Gemeinde Winterthur 2007.png
| languages = German
| canton = Zurich
| iso-code-region = CH-ZH
| district = [Winterthur (district)
| lat_d=47|lat_m=30|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=45|long_EW=E
| postal_code = 8400
| municipality_code =
| area = 67.93
| elevation = 439|elevation_description=
| population = 92963|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005
| website = www.stadt-winterthur.ch
| mayor = Ernst Wohlwend|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=SP
| mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = List of mayors of Winterthur
| places =
| demonym =
| neighboring_municipalities= [Brütten, [Dinhard, [Elsau, [Hettlingen, [Illnau-Effretikon, [Kyburg, Zurich, [Lindau, Switzerland, [Neftenbach, [Oberembrach, [Pfungen, [Rickenbach, Zurich, [Schlatt, Zurich, [Seuzach, [Wiesendangen, [Zell, Zurich
| twintowns = [Hall in Tirol (Austria), [La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), [Pilsen (Czech Republic), [Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland)
|-->
Winterthur is a city in the Cantons of Switzerland of Zurich (canton) in
Switzerland.
In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to
Winti.
Today Winterthur is a service centre, but many people make use of its proximity to Zurich, which is only 20 minutes by train.
The city is located in a basin south and east of the Töss river. The Eulach, a little river, flows in the middle by the city, because of this the town is called "Eulach-City". Zurich lies southwest of Winterthur. During
Ancient Rome times the city was known as
Vitudurum. The counts of
Kyburg founded the city in 1175. The charter included extensive privileges for the town. In 1264 the Habsburg family inherited Winterthur. They sold it to the city of Zurich in 1467.
The church of
St. Laurenz in the city centre dates from 1264, the town hall was built in 1781, the assembly hall in 1865.
The city hall
Stadthaus (Winterthur), in which the concerts of the Musikkollegium take place, was built by Gottfried Semper.
The
population of Winterthur is about 98,000. Winterthur also acts as a gateway to the rural parts of the Canton of Zurich as a centre for shopping, leisure and entertainment, but also as a train station of major significance.
The town is renowned for its institute of higher education
Technikum, which is the largest school of technology in Switzerland. The institute has recently teamed up with schools from Zurich and is now known as
Zürcher Hochschule Winterthur (ZHW).
Economically, Winterthur was one of the homes of Switzerland's rail industry and an industrial centre. The rail industry and other heavy industry have largely disappeared. Amongst the most significant companies was Sulzer Brothers, today's
Sulzer Ltd.,
Sulzer AG, commonly abbreviated to
Sulzer. Textile production declined even earlier on. Also the
Rieter company come from Winterthur.
Switzerland's largest bank, and one of the world's large banks,
Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), since 1998 UBS AG, was also founded in Winterthur.
Among other commercial organizations, Winterthur was home to Switzerland's largest insurance business "Winterthur Insurance". Until 2006, the company was the largest in Switzerland and was in Europe's top 10. On January 1, 2007 the Winterthur company was officially acquired by the French
AXA group and is now known as AXA Winterthur.
Musikfestwochen, in late August and early September, sees Winterthur’s Old Town taken over for live music of all kinds, in the street and bars as well as in concert venues. Its chamber orchestra, Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur, which also plays at the
Zurich Opera is exceptional.
In 1989, Winterthur received the
Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.
Winterthur is connected to Germany and Italy by direct trains and enjoys excellent links to Zurich Airport. It is also a regional transportation hub: the A1
motorway from
Geneva through to
St. Margrethen connects in Winterthur with the A4 motorway heading north toward
Schaffhausen and the A7 motorway heading close to the Swiss-German border at Kreuzlingen. There are also roads leading to other places such as
Turbenthal. The Station of Winterthur is one of the highest frequent Stations of Switzerland.
FC Winterthur is the local football side.
Tourism
Though Winterthur does not attract people to itself like other cities in Switzerland might, it has its own grace and reasons to invite people to visit.
Winterthur is home of different types of renowned museums and art galleries. With seventeen museums is Winterthur a "town of museen" in switzerland. There are a lot of famous museums among them are:
Oskar Reinhart Collections - Am Römerholz
Oskar Reinhart Collections - Am Stadtgarten
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
Villa Flora
Fotomuseum Winterthur
Technorama
External links
- http://www.winterthur-city.ch – Official Webpage of Winterthur
- http://www.musikkollegium.ch – Musikkollegium Winterthur
- http://www.stadtmusik-winterthur.ch - Homepage of Winterthur's city Orchestra
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