Oberwinterthur
District in Zürich, Switzerland
Oberwinterthur District of the city of Winterthur | |
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Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Zürich |
City | Winterthur |
Area | |
• Total | 17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi) |
Population (31. Dec. 2012) | |
• Total | 21,748 |
District number | 2 |
Quarters | Talacker Guggenbühl Zinzikon Reutlingen Stadel Grüze Hegmatten Hegi |
Oberwinterthur is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 2.
The district comprises the quarters Talacker, Guggenbühl, Zinzikon, Reutlingen, Stadel, Grüze, Hegmatten and Hegi.
Oberwinterthur was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922, and the location of the Roman Vicus Vitudurum.
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Transport
Oberwinterthur railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S8, S29 and S30.
References
47°31′01″N 8°46′08″E / 47.517°N 8.769°E / 47.517; 8.769
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Districts in the city of Winterthur
- Stadt (district 1)
- Oberwinterthur (district 2)
- Seen (district 3)
- Töss (district 4)
- Veltheim (district 5)
- Wülflingen (district 6)
- Mattenbach (district 7)
![Coat of arms of the city of Winterthur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Wappen_Winterthur.svg/35px-Wappen_Winterthur.svg.png)
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