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Wipkingen
Wipkingen is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 15,446 distributed on an area of 2.11 km². Zentrum für Migrationskirchen (literally: Centre for migration churches) comprises eight Protestant churches from four continents, situated in the former church hall of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich in Zürich-Wipkingen, being a unique centre in Switzerland for the so-called migration churches. Transportation Zurich Wipkingen railway station is a stop of Zürich S-Bahn line S24. The station is a 3-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; ''Zürich Main Station'' or ''Zürich Central Station'') is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland a .... References District 10 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zentrum Für Migrationskirchen
Zentrum für Migrationskirchen (literally: Centre for migration churches) comprises eight Protestant churches from four continents, situated in the former church hall of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich in Zürich, being a unique centre in Switzerland for the so-called ''migration churches''. Location Located in the formerly independent municipality Wipkingen, the church hall (German: ''Kirchgemeindehaus'') „Haus für das Volk“, meaning ''home for the people'', was inaugurated in 1932, being the parish house of the Reformed church congregation, that is independent since 1865. History and background About 60 religious associations have been established by or for immigrants in Zürich in the past 20 years. In order to offer appropriate cult rooms, in 2008 the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich respectively of the city of Zürich established the centre in Wipkingen. The theologian and pastor Dinah Hess is as of December 2014 its direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zug), with a few lines extending into or crossing the territory of southern Germany. The network is one of many commuter rail operations in German speaking countries to be described as an S-Bahn. The entire ZVV S-Bahn network went into operation in May 1990, although many of the lines were already in operation. Unusual among rapid transit services, the Zürich S-Bahn provides first class commuter travel; about a quarter of seats on each train are first class. History Before the construction of the Zürich S-Bahn, most trains to Zürich terminated at Zürich Hauptbahnhof (literally ''Zürich Main Station''), apart from the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn lines which terminated at Zürich Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S24 (ZVV)
The S24 is a regional railway line of the Zürich S-Bahn of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The line was significantly extended in June 2014, and again in December 2015, and has subsumed the S21 (originally S1) line previously providing service in parts of its extended route. Route * The line runs from Zug to Thayngen and Weinfelden via Thalwil, Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich Flughafen and Winterthur. The service is accelerated between Neuhausen and Winterthur as well as between Baar and Zug where only the most important stops are served. The following stations are served: Stations Stations served by trains on the S24 Weinfelden branch * Weinfelden (TG) * Märstetten * Müllheim-Wigoltingen * Hüttlingen-Mettendorf * Felben-Wellhausen * Frauenfeld * Islikon * Rickenbach-Attikon * Wiesendangen (ZH) * Oberwinterthur * Winterthur Stations served by trains on the S24 Thayngen branch * Thayngen * Herblingen * Schaffhausen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; ''Zürich Main Station'' or ''Zürich Central Station'') is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland and neighbouring countries such as Germany, Italy, Austria, and France. The station was originally constructed as the terminus of the Spanisch Brötli Bahn, the first railway built completely within Switzerland. Serving up to 2,915 trains per day, Zürich HB is one of the busiest railway stations in the world. It was ranked as the second best European railway station in 2020. The station can be found at the northern end of the Altstadt, or ''old town'', in central Zürich, near the confluence of the rivers Limmat and Sihl. The station is on several levels, with platforms both at ground and below ground level, and tied together by underground passages and the ShopVille shopping mall. The Sihl passes through the station in a tunnel with r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 10 (Zürich)
District 10 is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. The district comprises the quarters Wipkingen and Höngg Höngg is a quarter in district 10 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934. The quarter has a population of 21,186, distributed across an area of 6.98 km². Höngg is renowned f .... Both entities were formerly municipalities of their own but were incorporated into Zurich in 1893 and 1934, respectively. References 10 {{Districts of Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich - Bucheggplatz - Rosengartenstrasse IMG 2168
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich () is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
