Stadt (Winterthur)

Old town
Gentle
Heiligberg
Tössfeld
Brühlberg
Neuwiesen

City is an urban district of the city of Winterthur in Switzerland. The circle, which is based largely on the city of Winterthur prior to the incorporation of surrounding villages, today's circle is 1

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the circle is the same as the emblem of the city. It was derived from the coat of arms of the Counts of Kyburg, who founded the city. The blazon is: ". Argent, a red oblique bar, accompanied by two border red lion "

Geography

The county town divides the municipality of Winterthur from north to south in the middle. It includes not only the Old Town, the center of the city, the central city neighborhoods Tössfeld, Brühlberg and Neuwiesen that lie to the west of the city. To the south lies the district of the Holy Mountain, which comprises the eastern half of the city forest Mountain Ash and the eastern half of the width on the slope of mountain ash. To the north lies the district Lind, which extends north across the eponymous hill Lindberg.

Education

In the city district there are seven kindergartens ( appearance Lind, Frohnberg, Interior Lind, Neuwiesen, Tössfeld, Tössfeld Pavilion and the Sprachheilkindergarten Affairs Lind ), five primary schools (Old Town, Brühlberg, Geiselweid, Neuwiesen and Tössfeld ) and the upper school houses Holy Mountain and St. Georgen. The citywide offer the Gifted and Talented "Exploring Ratio" is also housed in the school building of St. Georgen. Apart from the schools for compulsory education all the higher schools of the city and the three urban high schools are located in the county "town". The gymnasium Büelrain located behind the pilot far from the old town and the schools in Lee and Rychenberg are adjacent on Lindberg. Part of the 10 years of school (BWS and BFS ), various vocational schools ( BBW, ZAG and KV Winterthur ) and universities (ZHAW and ZHdK ) range because of its central location in the county.

History

The first settlement in the area of today's Old Town, there were around 600 to 700 AD, this first settlement was probably still in competition to top Winterthur. Only later, when the Kyburgs had taken over the town planning, Winterthur was able to maintain its supremacy. From there the story of Winterthur is roughly congruent with the history of the city of Winterthur. A part of the former county area was separated in 1973 and brought together with a part of the circle lakes for autonomous county Mattenbach.

Arts and Culture

Twelve of the 17 municipal museums are located in the county; many directly on or in the old town, including the Museum Oskar Reinhart, the Art Museum, the Natural History Museum and many more. On Lindberg, " On Römerholz" housed in the former mansion of the Oskar Reinhart Collection Oskar Reinhart.

In the old town of Winterthur regularly held events that are of importance for the city. This includes the Albanifest and various stalls and processions ( Winterthur Fasnacht, tails Moving, ... ). Afro-Pfingsten Festival and the music are more cultural events with tradition. In the Eulachhallen the end of November / beginning of December is held each Winterthur's fair.

Traffic

At the main station at the western end of the old town all the traffic of the city comes together: all railway lines, almost all of the city bus lines and national bus and bus lines. The southern quarter of the Holy Mountain, which forms a part of the width is from the line 4 (HB - Width - HB) operated and the Quartier Lind in the north is by the number 10 bus (HB - Bhf upper Winterthur ( - Hegi Gern ) ) operated.

Sports

In the district Neuwiesen west of the main station is the home stadium of FC Winterthur, the Schützenwiese. The FCW is currently playing in the Challenge League. The Tössfeld has with FC Tössfeld own neighborhood club that once played in the NLB. However, the absence of a football field in Tössfeld plays the club on the sports field Talgut in the city circle Mattenbach.

In Eulachhalle - also in the neighborhood Neuwiesen - playing handball clubs and scouts Yellow Winterthur Winterthur, the latter was in the 90s and early 2000s, the most successful Swiss Handball Club. After the district school in the neighborhood Rychenberg Lind named are the Floorball Club Hockey Club Rychenberg Winterthur, and the split-off since 2000, former women's section of the HCR, the Red Ants Rychenberg ( Swiss record champions and European Cup winner in 2005 ).

Survey

Place in the canton of Zurich
District of Winterthur

Kunstmuseum Winterthur Pfadi Winterthur Veltheim (Winterthur)

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