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Wollishofen

Coordinates: 47°20′38″N 8°31′48″E / 47.343944°N 8.530114°E / 47.343944; 8.530114
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The suburb of Wollishofen in Zürich.
Mythenquai Lido
ZSG ship yard

Wollishofen is a suburb in Zürich's 2nd district.

It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.

The suburb has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km².

Transport

Wollishofen is located on the A3 motorway, and on tram route 7 of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich. Zürich Wollishofen railway station is a stop on line S8 of the Zürich S-Bahn.

The Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) and its ship yard are located in Wollishofen.

Culture

Zürcher Theater Spektakel, an international theater festival ranking among the most important European festivals for contemporary performing arts, is held annually in August on the shore of Lake Zurich.[1] The cultural centre Rote Fabrik is also located in Wollishofen.

References

  1. ^ "Theaterspektakel". Theaterspektakel.ch. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  • Wollishofen (1880)
    Wollishofen (1880)
  • cultural center Rote Fabrik
    cultural center Rote Fabrik
  • Rote Fabrik, seen from Lake Zurich
    Rote Fabrik, seen from Lake Zurich
  • Harbour, community center, and Albis hills and Felsenegg in the background
    Harbour, community center, and Albis hills and Felsenegg in the background
  • Tram stop Morgental
    Tram stop Morgental
  • Wollishofer Chläuse (2007)
    Wollishofer Chläuse (2007)
  • One of the numerous acts at Zürcher Theater Spektakel (2009)
    One of the numerous acts at Zürcher Theater Spektakel (2009)
  • so-called Fallätsche (Albis hills)
    so-called Fallätsche (Albis hills)
  • New church Wollishofen
    New church Wollishofen
  • Old church seen from New church Wollishofen
    Old church seen from New church Wollishofen
  • Chur bell of 1702
    Chur bell of 1702
  • stained Glass
    stained Glass

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