Höngg is a quarter in district 10 in

Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...

. It was formerly a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''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 for its funfairs, such as the Wümmetfest and the Räbeliechtli Umzug. The

Protestant church Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible sourc ...

Alte Kirche Höngg is the main church of Höngg.

Sport

SV Höngg is the quarter's football team.

Werdinsel

Werdinsel Werdinsel, also known as Limmatauen Werdhölzli, is an island and a protected area in the Limmat in Switzerland. Geography Located in the former independent municipality of Höngg, today the river island is a popular recreation area, publi ...

, also known as Limmatauen Werdhölzli, is an island and protected area in the

Limmat The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. The river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich, in the southern part of the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, continuing a further 35 km until it reaches the river A ...

, to the west of the Europabrücke.

Gallery

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A drone flying north over the Reformed church, Meierhofplatz, and looking east down Am Wasser and the LimmatMore drone footage above Höngg
District 10 of Zurich Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich Limmat {{Zürich-geo-stub