Canton of Zürich, Canton in northeastern Switzerland
TheCantonofZurichisanadministrativedivisioninnortheasternSwitzerland,spreadingacrossmorethan1,700squarekilometerswitharound160municipalities.Germanistheofficiallanguage,andtheregiondividesintoseveraldistrictswiththeadministrativecenterlocatedinZurichcity.
TheterritoryenteredtheSwissConfederationasanallyin1351,layingthefoundationforfutureexpansion.In1467,itacquiredWinterthurfromtheHabsburgs,strengtheningitsregionalinfluence.
ResidentsspeakZüritüütsch,anAlemannicdialectheardeverydayinmarkets,cafésandstreets.ThisdialectconnectsthecityofZurichwiththesmallercommunities,shapingacommonsenseofbelonging.
Theareafeaturesanextensivetransportnetwork,withthelargestairportinthecountryandmajorrailconnectionsinZurich.Visitorscanmovebetweentownsandvillageseasilybytrainandtram.
NineprehistoricpiledwellingsettlementsfromtheStoneAgealongLakeZurichholdUNESCOWorldHeritagestatusandofferin sightsintoea rlyhumanl ife.Thesearch aeologicalsitesshowhow peoplelived andbuiltbythelakethousandsofyearsago.
Location: Switzerland
Inception: 1351
Capital city: Zurich
Elevation above the sea: 408 m
Reference: ZH
Shares border with: Canton of Schaffhausen, Aargau, Canton of Zug, Canton of Schwyz, Thurgau, Canton St. Gallen, Baden-Württemberg
Website: https://zh.ch
GPS coordinates: 47.41306,8.65639
Latest update: December 14, 2025 21:10
Rhine Falls
29.6 km
Swiss Stock Exchange
10.5 km
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
9.6 km
Letzigrund
12 km
Grossmünster
9.7 km
Platzspitz park
9.5 km
Hallenstadion
7.9 km
Zürich Zoo
7 km
Fraumünster
9.9 km
Üetliberg
14.3 km
Bollingen Tower
28.4 km
Prime Tower
10.9 km
Kunsthaus Zürich
9.5 km
Zürich Opera House
9.8 km
University Hospital Zurich
9 km
Dolder Grand
7.7 km
Hardwaldturm
5 km
Swiss National Museum Zurich
9.6 km
Schauspielhaus Zürich
9.4 km
St. Peter
9.9 km
Former Ittingen Charterhouse
24.8 km
Ufenau
23.7 km
Pavillon Le Corbusier
10.2 km
Lägern
21.2 km
Zurich University of the Arts
9.7 km
Alemannenschule Wutöschingen
35.2 km
Former civil airport reception building
1.7 km
Rheinau Abbey
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