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Werd is a quarter in district 4, Aussersihl 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 ...
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. The three quarters of district 4, Aussersihl are Werd, Langstrasse and
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. Werd is the southernmost quarter of
district 4 District 4 can refer to: * District 4, Düsseldorf, in Germany * District 4, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 4 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam * District 4 (New York City Council), in the United States * IV District, Turku, in Finland *Aus ...
and it borders with the Langstrasse, Quarter of
district 4 District 4 can refer to: * District 4, Düsseldorf, in Germany * District 4, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 4 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam * District 4 (New York City Council), in the United States * IV District, Turku, in Finland *Aus ...
to the north; the
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Quarter of district 1, Altstadt to the east; the
Sihlfeld Sihlfeld is a quarter in the district 3 of Zürich. It was formerly a part of Wiedikon Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of ...
Quarter of district 3, Wiedikon to the west, and the Enge Quarter of district 2, West side of the Lake to the south. Werd (an old German word for ''river island'') was formerly a municipality of
Aussersihl Aussersihl is a district in the Swiss city of Zürich. Known officially as District number 4, the district is known as colloquially ''Chreis Cheib'', ''cheib'' being the Zürich German word for an animal cadaver. It earned the name as the area h ...
, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The separation into the current districts 3, 4 and 5 dates to 1913.
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 ...
refers to the name of the district, but it is a
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 ...
island situated in Zürich-
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 ...
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Werd - St. Peter und Paul 2015-03-25 11-38-24.JPG, St. Peter and Paul church nearby ''Stauffacher'' Zuerich Werdhochhaus.jpg, ''Werdhochhaus'', administration building of the City of Zürich


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District 4 of Zurich Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich {{Zurich-geo-stub