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Predigerkirche (Zürich)
Predigerkirche is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, besides Fraumünster, Grossmünster and St. Peter. First built in 1231 AD as a Romanesque church of the then Dominican ''Predigerkloster'', the Basilica was converted in the first half of the 14th century, the choir between 1308 and 1350 rebuilt, and a for that time unusual high bell tower was built, regarded as the highest Gothic edifice in Zürich. History Located nearby the medieval ''Neumarkt'' quarter, the church that commonly is named ''Predigerkirche'' was mentioned for the first time in 1234 AD as the Predigerkloster monastery of the Dominican Order. The first Dominican friars settled, according to the chronicler Heinrich Brennwald, outside of the city walls of medieval Zürich at Stadelhofen in 1230, and the construction of a new convent in Zürich was first mentioned in 1231. Initially, against the resistance of the Grossmünster canons, the Dominican's inclusion in Zürich w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zentralbibliothek Zürich
''Zentralbibliothek Zürich'' (Zürich Central Library) is a library in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the main library of both the city and the University of Zurich, housed in the ''Predigerkirche Zürich, Predigerkloster'', the former Black Friars' abbey, in the old town's Rathaus (Zürich), Rathaus quarter. The ''Zentralbibliothek'' currently houses some 5.1 million items, among these 3.9 million printed volumes, 124,000 manuscripts, 243,000 maps and 560,000 microfiches. History The library was founded in 1914 by a merger of the former cantonal and city libraries. Its history ultimately goes back to the ''Stiftsbibliothek'' of the Grossmünster abbey, first attested in 1259. Much of the abbey's library was lost in the Swiss Reformation, especially in an incident of book burning on 14 September 1525, reducing it to a total inventory of 470 volumes. From 1532, Konrad Pellikan (1478–1556) began rebuilding the ''Stiftsbibliothek'', especially with the purchase of Huldreich Zwingl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluntern
Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zürich, Switzerland. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 7,325 distributed on an area of 2.84 km2. Notable features The Zürich Zoologischer Garten The Zoo Zurich is a zoo located in Zurich, Switzerland. Opened in 1929, it is the third oldest zoo in Switzerland (after Basel and Arth-Goldau) and it accumulated a collection of 2,200 specimens of 300 species by its seventy-fifth year. It is l ..., opened in 1929, is located in this quarter. Built in 1901 as ''Rigiblick'' restaurant, the former ''Gastsaal'' was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984. Theater Rigiblick in: Climate References District 7 of Zurich Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich {{Zürich-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unterstrass
Unterstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 19,921, in an area of . In 1962, the faculty of science of the University of Zurich proposed to establish the Irchelpark campus on the ''Strickhofareal''. The first stage the construction of the university buildings was begun in 1973, and the campus was inaugurated in 1979. The construction of the second stage lasted from 1978 to 1983. The campus previously also housed the anthropological museum (),, which merged with other museums into the Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich in 2024, and the cantonal Staatsarchiv Zürich. Built in 1901 as ''Rigiblick'' restaurant, the former ''Gastsaal'' was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984. Theater Rigiblick in: Gallery Zürich - Käferberg - Wipkingen-Unterstrass IMG 2962.jpg, Wipkingen (foreground) and Unterstrass seen from Käferberg Züri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberstrass
Oberstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich 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 of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 9,494 distributed on an area of . The Rigiblick funicular can be found in Oberstrass as one of two funiculars within the city of Zurich. Built in 1901 as ''Rigiblick'' restaurant, the former ''Gastsaal'' was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984. Theater Rigiblick in: References External links District 6 of Zurich Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich {{Zürich-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities In The Canton Of Zürich
There are 160 Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. In general, municipalities (German: ''Politische Gemeinden'') in Switzerland are grouped in Canton of Zurich#Political subdivisions, districts (''Bezirke''), their capital municipalities are written in bold letters. Mergers of municipalities There were no changes between 1934 and 2013, but , there occurred in all nine Merger (politics), mergers. * 2014: ''Bertschikon bei Attikon'' and ''Wiesendangen'' → Wiesendangen * 2015: ''Bauma'' and ''Sternenberg ZH, Sternenberg'' → Bauma * 2016: ''Kyburg, Zürich, Kyburg'' and ''Illnau-Effretikon'' → Illnau-Effretikon * 2018: ''Hirzel'' and ''Horgen'' → Horgen * 2018: ''Elgg'' and ''Hofstetten, Switzerland, Hofstetten'' → Elgg * 2019: ''Oberstammheim'', ''Unterstammheim'' and ''Waltalingen'' → Stammheim, Zurich, Stammheim * 2019: ''Hütten ZH, Hütten'', ''Schönenberg ZH, Schönenberg'' and ''Wädenswil'' → Wädenswil * 2023: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
