Winterthur in Switzerland

switzerland

Located in the canton of Zurich Winterthur district center (German Winterthur) - this is a city in Switzerland, which is included in the district of Winterthur. There are about 100 thousand people. The second name of this city - the "city of museums."Winterthur is located at an altitude of 442 m above sea level and away from Zurich to 21 km.The city has a museum with the city library, several gymnasiums, natural history museum, the widow's house and a vocational school. This city is considered one of the well-developed commercial and industrial cities in the country. Here are working silk and cotton mills, iron foundries and chemical plants. Trade relations in the city are well developed due to the location in the center of several railroads. The most famous neighborhood of Winterthur - a castle Mersburg (Mörsburg), Kyburg (Kyburg), the village Ober-Winterthur, located on the site of an ancient Roman city Vitodurum (Vitodurum).Winterthur was founded in the Middle Ages, and has long been the property of graph von Kyburg (Kyburg). In 1241 Winterthur became the property of the Habsburgs. And since 1467 is part of Zurich. It is close to Winterthur in 919 Swabian Duke Burkgardt I broke the Burgundian king Rudolph II.Located in the north of Switzerland, Winterthur is located in the basin of the Upper Rhine Valley Tes. This advanced transportation hub, is a well-developed machine-building industry, printing, food and light industry.Today Winterthur was a real cultural and historical center for everyone. This city is rightly called the city of museums, as there are 16 museums, and each of them offers a wide range of exhibits and displays. There is also a Museum of Photography and the Museum of Tehnorama.In Winterthur, there are many nightclubs and bars. And this is where you'll find the only bar in the whole country, which operates around the clock day and seven days a week.The largest in Europe Rhine Falls is located just twenty minutes from Winterthur.The city itself stands on the river Oylah the north-east Switzerland. Thanks to the engineering industry is well developed in this city, he gained worldwide fame and glory. It was here made textile machinery, diesel engines and locomotives.Vintentur, despite the status of the industrial city, beautifully landscaped. This city has Wacker prize awarded to him in 1989. The award is given to the person who introduces new harmonic construction and does not disturb the harmony of the landscape of historical buildings.