Winterthur ( German Winterthur ) - a city in the northern part of Switzerland , the district center, located in the canton of Zurich . It is part of Winterthur County.
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| A country |  Switzerland | ||
| Canton (Switzerland) | Zurich (canton) | ||
| County | Winterthur (Borough) | ||
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| Square | 68.05 km² | ||
| Center height | 439 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 100,000 people ( 2008 ) | ||
| Katoykonim | winter woman, winter woman [1] | ||
| Official language | Deutsch | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +41 52 | ||
| Postcode | 8400–8411 | ||
| Car code | Zh | ||
| Official code | 0230 | ||
| stadt.winterthur.ch (German) (French) (Italian) (English) | |||
The city is the sixth largest city in Switzerland in terms of the number of people living in it, with more than 100,000 people (as of 2008 ). In a local dialect, residents call it abbreviated as Vinti . Winterthur is called the “city of museums” in Switzerland - there are a large number of art museums in the city, including the Museum of Photography and the Museum of Technorama . In addition, Winterthur is a major industrial center in Switzerland. In 1862, Bank in Winterthur was founded here.
One of the advantages of the city is its transport accessibility . The city is connected by rail with the main cities of both Switzerland and neighboring countries: Germany, Italy. It is only 19 minutes from Zurich and 13 minutes from Zurich Airport . Through Winterthur there are motorways leading to Geneva (A1 motorway), Schaffhausen (A4 motorway) and to the German border, to the city of Kreuzlingen (A7 motorway).
Partner Cities
- Hall in Tirol , Austria
- Yverdon-les-Bains , Switzerland
- La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
- Pilsen , Czech Republic
Notes
- ↑ Gorodetskaya I. L., Levashov E. A. Winterthur // Russian names of inhabitants: Dictionary-reference. - M .: AST , 2003 .-- S. 71 .-- 363 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-17-016914-0 .