Schipfe
Sign in to saveSchipfe () is a residential district in Zurich, Switzerland, located on the eastern slope of the Lindenhof, one of the oldest parts of the Helvetii Oppidum Zurich-Lindenhof, by the river Limmat. Historians and the Weinplatz suggest that the district was part of the former civilian harbour of the Celtic-Roman Turicum. thumb|upright|Lindenhof hill fortification and Schipfe as seen from [[Limmatquai]] thumb|upright|Schipfe and Lindenhof hill|Lindenhof-Sihlbühl, early 16th century, [[Hans Leu the Elder]]
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Schipfe () is a residential district in Zurich, Switzerland, located on the eastern slope of the Lindenhof, one of the oldest parts of the Helvetii Oppidum Zurich-Lindenhof, by the river Limmat. Historians and the Weinplatz suggest that the district was part of the former civilian harbour of the Celtic-Roman Turicum. thumb|upright|Lindenhof hill fortification and Schipfe as seen from [[Limmatquai]] thumb|upright|Schipfe and Lindenhof hill|Lindenhof-Sihlbühl, early 16th century, [[Hans Leu the Elder]]
== Location == Schipfe belongs to the historic area on the left hand shore of the Limmat, located on the west side of the Lindenhof-Sihlbühl hill downstream from the ancient bridges Münsterbrücke and Rathausbrücke, Zurich between the present Limmatquai and the prehistoric Lindenhof hill.
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