Unterstrass

Under Strass is a district of the city of Zurich. The formerly independent municipality Unterstrass was incorporated in 1893 and today, together with the upper rhinestone circle 6

Name

The name derives from the first time mentioned in 1272 lower road which led from the ancient city of Zurich Kloten on until after Bülach. My counterpart, the upper road, justified the name of the neighborhood Upper rhinestones.

Churches

In the area of the district Unterstrass there are some parishes and churches:

The Reformed Church has the following churches:

  • The Church Under Strass, which was built in the years 1883-1884. A generous staircase leads from the vineyard to the elevated road, neo-Gothic church. The church has an organ of the company Metzler from the year 1963.
  • The St. Paul's Church was built in en years 1932-1934 according to the plans of architect Martin Risch and August Arter. The 34 meter high open tower houses the heaviest peal of Zurich city with 17'556 kg. In addition, the St. Paul's Church stained glass windows by Augusto Giacometti and an organ of T. Kuhn has from the year 1934.
  • The Matthew Church was built between 1949-1950 by the architect Max Gomringer. The church is named after the apostle Matthew.

For the Roman Catholic Church in the field of sub- Strass include three parishes, each with a church:

  • The Church of Our Lady, which was built as the second Roman Catholic church in the city of Zurich after the Reformation in the years 1893-1894. The architect was August Hard Egger (1858-1927), who built the same time as the Church of Our Lady and the Church of the Sacred Heart in the then not yet associated to Zurich Oerlikon municipality. The Church of Our Lady is considered the " most important replica of an early Christian basilica on Swiss soil ."
  • The church brother Klaus was built by the architect Anton Higi in the years 1932-1933 and is the world's first parish church, which was dedicated to the 1946 canonized Brother Klaus.
  • The church of All Saints is located on the border of district Affoltern. Your parish includes parts of sub rhinestones and the area Neuaffoltern. It was built in the years 1963-1964 and is considered as the first new church of the diocese of Chur, in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council was implemented. In the church of All Saints there is a fresco by Ferdinand Gehr, and a constructed in 2009 by Bernhardt Edskes organ.
  • The Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in the years 1957-1958 the Martin Luther Church in the Kurvenstrasse 39
  • And the Pentecostal Mission Zurich operates at Bucheggplatz Built 1975-1976 Christian Center Buchegg.

Irchelpark and University of Zurich

In sub rhinestones Irchelpark to which the Irchel campus of the University of Zurich and the State Archives of the Canton of Zurich lies adjacent. The whole area was formerly part of the Agricultural School Strickhof, a first time in 1818 based in Lindau and supported by the government "agricultural school for the poor". From 1826 to 1846, a forced break was found, which was completed with the law establishing an agricultural school on 15 February 1847. The school was operated by the Cantonal Council decision of 1851. Building of this agricultural school have remained south of the campus are preserved, including therein the Main Library Irchel, the area of ​​teaching, the University housed.

Having already the animal hospital in the northern part of the site of the Agricultural School was created in 1961 a partial installation of bursting at the seams University was discussed. In 1970, the laying of the Agricultural School was approved by the people. In 1973 started the construction work for the University of Zurich - Irchel, which was inaugurated in 1979. The Winterthurerstrasse divides the area today almost unnoticed - because running under the surface - east into the university campus and the Irchelpark west on the site.

Coat of arms

Blazon

Sports

The first team of FC football club founded in 1921 under Rhinestone plays 2013/2014 in the 3rd league.

The handball section of the gymnastics club founded in 1935 under Rhinestone comprises four active teams and has nine junior and four animation teams, the largest youth department of the district.

Pictures

Typical houses in Zurich Unterstrass

St. Paul's Church by architect Markus Risch

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