Winterthur
Sign in to saveWinterthur (; ) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about northeast of Zurich, Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Zurich Metropolitan Area.
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Winterthur is Switzerland's sixth-largest city, located in the canton of Zurich with a population of over 120,000 residents. It functions as a service and high-tech industrial center within the greater Zurich metropolitan area, positioned northeast of the capital.
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Winterthur
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: old town with Stadtkirche, Stadthaus fountain and Altstadtschulhaus, Steinberggasse in the old town, Stadthaus
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality, town
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Winterthur Flag.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Wappen Winterthur.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Zurich
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-ZH
- Swiss town.district
- Winterthur
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 8400, 8404, 8405, 8406, 8408, 8409, 8404 Stadel (Winterthur), 8404 Reutlingen (Winterthur), 8310 Kempthal, 8352 Ricketwil (Winterthur), 8482 Sennhof (Winterthur), 8542 Wiesendangen, 8545 Rickenbach Sulz
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 0230
- Swiss town.area
- 68.07
Article
33 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Topography
- Area
- Politics
- Subdivisions
- Government
- Parliament
- National elections
- National Council
- International relations
- Twin towns
- Namesake
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Transport
- Tourism
- Culture
- Architecture
- Music
- Arts
- Open Doors
- Sport
- Notable people
- 1800–1850
- 1851–1900
- 1901–1950
- 1951–2000
- Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- External links
Winterthur (; ) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about northeast of Zurich, Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Zurich Metropolitan Area.
The official language of Winterthur is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect, Zurich German. Winterthur is usually abbreviated as Winti in the local dialect and by its inhabitants.