Oberwinterthur
Upper Winterthur ( colloquially Oberi ) is a city district of Winterthur in Switzerland. The formerly independent municipality Oberwinterthur was incorporated in 1922 and today forms the circle 2
Coat of arms
The blazon is: Shared, above in a gold border red lion, geschacht bottom of blue and silver.
Geography
Oberwinterthur forms the northeastern city of Winterthur. The center of the city of the district is an old, largely intact village center with half-timbered houses and cobblestone streets on the already inhabited in historical times Kirchhügel. Next to the village core Oberwinterthur consists of nine districts with very different structure. Talacker and Guggenbühl are two older residential areas with high population density. Reutlingen, Stadel and Ricketwil could get as so-called outer Wachten its village character. The quarters Grüze and Hegmatten are dominated by industrial buildings. Dynamically, the quarters Zinzikon and Hegi develop because of extensive construction work.
History
The upper Winterthur church hill is probably the site of the earliest settlement of the town of Winterthur. It is believed to have already settled here towards the end of the Ice Age people. The hill also formed the core of the Roman settlement Vitudurum. In Vitudurum there were, among others, a temple, a barracks, and according to an inscription panel from 294 AD a Roman fort to protect it from the Germanneneinfällen. Archaeological discoveries have proven extensively by the Roman past Upper Winterthur. The place is one of the most important archaeological sites in the canton of Zurich. At about 400 AD was the Roman settlement to an abrupt end with the withdrawal of the Romans from this region.
Upper Winterthur was later mentioned as Venterdura (843 AD) and as Winterduro ( 856 AD). To 919 Oberunwinterthur is once again mentioned in a document. At that time, had low Winterthur, corresponding to the present-day Old Town, tithes to the church Winterthur top (which is built on the former Roman temple ) do. It would have then passed a competitive situation between the two places Upper and Lower Winterthur Winterthur Winterthur respectively. However, the supremacy over low Winterthur Winterthur lost top at the latest with the rise of the Kyburgs Winterthur made it their capital. One of the oldest preserved building top Winterthur is the Hohlandhaus, which was built in 1117 as a store and served as the administrative headquarters from the 14th century.
Until the industrialization Oberwinterthur was then a simple long Rebbauerndorf. Its inhabitants coexist viticulture and agriculture and animal husbandry. 1849 was the first industrial unit. The machine factory, cotton thread and dyeing Jacob Jaeggli. It was followed by other companies, including a branch of the industrial group Sulzer Brothers. The arrival of industry in Upper Winterthur was favored among others by the newly built railway lines (1860 to Romanshorn, 1875 Tösstal the railway tracks and the train).
The municipality Oberwinterthur included prior to the incorporation into the city of Winterthur, the civil parishes Grundhof, Hegi, Reutlingen, Ricketwil, Stadel and Zinzikon. 1922 Upper Winterthur was amalgamated with the other suburbs in the city of Winterthur.
See also: Vitudurum, Winterthur # History
Traffic
Public transportation
Upper Winterthur is good transport links with five railway stations. The main station is the generic Winterthur train station. From here, railway lines lead to Winterthur train station, according to Stein am Rhein and to Frauenfeld. At the station, keep the S8, S12, S29 and S30 of the Zurich S-Bahn, as well as a line of Thurbo night. The station is also terminus of several regional bus and postal routes. These buses serve communities in the northwest of Winterthur.
Other railway stations in Upper Winterthur Winterthur Wallrüti, Winterthur -Reutlingen, Winterthur Winterthur Hegi and Groat ( opened in 2006 ).
Upper Winterthur is also documented in several trolleybus and bus routes from city bus Winterthur. Among other things, the line lead 1 ( Töss -HB- top Winterthur ), line 5 ( Dättnau -HB- Technorama ), line 10 ( HB- station upper Winterthur) and line 14 (HB- station Hegi ) by the urban district of Upper Winterthur. From 1931 to 1951 reversed the line 1 tram to the top Winterthur Winterthur train station.
Private transport
The district has the upper exit Winterthur on the A1 in the northwest its own motorway exit. In addition, the Swiss main roads Frauenfeld - Zurich traverse ( Hauptstrasse 1 ) and Wil -Winterthur ( Hauptstrasse 7 ) the district.
Population
Upper Winterthur is the largest population of all the district of Winterthur.
21 % of the population of Upper Winterthur in children and adolescents, 66 % of working age and 13 % in old age.
Upper Winterthur has a foreign population of 26%. The proportion of foreigners in the population varies depending on the district. High levels were recorded Hegmatten foreigners ( 31%), Guggenbühl ( 30%) and Groat (28%) on. Few foreigners live in the outer Wachten Stadel ( 9%), Ricketwil (10%) and Reutlingen ( 11%). The largest immigrant groups in Upper Winterthur come from the former Yugoslavia (6 % of the population ), Germany (5 %) and Italy ( 4.5%).
Education
Oberwinterthur forms its own school district of the city of Winterthur with 13 kindergartens ( Gerzler, Guggenbühl, Hegi, Hegifeld, in Gern, Rychenberg, Schooren, Stadel, Lower Buhl, Unterwegli, Wallrüti, Zinzikon and the levels kindergarten Guggenbühl ), 12 primary schools ( Guggenbühl, Hegi, Hegi TMZ Hegifeld, Reutlingen, Rychenberg, Stadel, Stofflerenweg, Talacker and Wallrüti ) and 3 high schools ( Lindberg, Rychenberg and Wallrüti ). The numerous schools and kindergartens are organizationally divided into five school -led units. The secondary education in Upper Winterthur is organized according to the model of an articulated secondary school.
The private International School Winterthur (ISW ) operates an international school in Upper Winterthur.
Arts and Culture
In Upper Winterthur is the Technorama, the largest science center in Switzerland and the most visited museum in the city of Winterthur.
On the last weekend of the school summer holidays celebrate the inhabitants of Upper Winterthur Oberi the old town festival. Associations and institutions offer in the historic center of Winterthur to top culinary delicacies, drinks and other attractions.
Under the name of the local association Oberi Sounds Good Oberwinterthur held for several years a music event with famous musicians of the styles of swing, blues, boogie woogie and New Orleans jazz.
The Musikverein Harmonie upper Winterthur was founded in 1887 under the name Harmony Hegi. 1927 moved the club to Upper Winterthur and changed his name to Musikverein Harmonie upper Winterthur. The club plays in harmony occupation of the third class strength. He is a member of the Music Association of the City of Winterthur and Zurich in the Brass Band Association.
Historical sights
The Church of St. Arbogast in the village of Upper Winterthur stands on the ruins of Roman baths and a Gallo-Roman temple from the second century after Christ. The church has unique wall paintings from the early 14th century. Patron saint of today Reformed church is the holy St. Arbogast from Strasbourg.
The Hegi Castle was for centuries residence of noble families. The castle houses a public museum. The castle park is freely accessible.
The Mörsburg castle is located just to the east of Upper Winterthur. Its first mention dates back to 1241. The Museum in the Mörsburg shows living culture of 17-18. Century as well as an arms and glass collection.