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Winterthur
Coat of arms of Winterthur
Coat of arms
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Winterthur
Area
 • Total 68.07 km2 (26.28 sq mi)
Elevation
439 m (1,440 ft)
Highest elevation
(Hulmen)
 687 m (2,254 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Kläranlage Hard)
 393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 114,220
 • Density 1,677.98/km2 (4,345.9/sq mi)
Postal code
8400–8411, 8310, 8352, 8482
Localities Stadt (city), Mattenbach, Oberwinterthur, Seen, Töss, Veltheim and Wülflingen
Surrounded by Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell
Twin towns Hall in Tirol (Austria), La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), Pilsen (Czech Republic), Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland)

Winterthur ( French: Winterthour; Latin language: Vitudurum, locally often called: Winti) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It is the sixth-largest city in Switzerland. About 138,000 people lived there in 2015.

Economy

Sulzer AG, Swiss industrial engineering, is headquartered in Winterthur.

Twin towns – sister cities

Winterthur is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Picswiss ZH-13-22

    Winterthur

  • Reformierte Stadtkirche, Kirchplatz 1 in Winterthur 2011-09-09 16-08-26 ShiftN

    Reformed church of Winterthur

  • Winterthur Schloss Hegi

    Hegi Castle

  • Winterthur - Hauptbahnhof Winterthur, Bahnhofplatz 5–9 2011-09-08 14-42-50

    Winterthur central train station

Panoramic view from the "Bäumli Park" to the Garden City Winterthur

Images for kids

  • Merian Winterthur 1642

    Winterthur in 1642

  • Winterthur aus der Vogelschau 1850

    Early-1850s bird's-eye view.

  • 2011-05-09 09-58-55 Switzerland Kanton Zürich Bläsihof

    May 2011 aerial view of Winterthur

  • Winterthur Stadthaus

    City hall, designed by architect Gottfried Semper

  • Ehemaliges Waaghaus, Marktgasse 25 in Winterthur 2011-09-09 15-22-16 ShiftN

    Street in the old town

  • Winterthur Stadtkirche nordost

    The city church of Winterthur, a local landmark

  • Jonas Furrer

    Jonas Furrer 1850

  • Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown

    Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown around 1900

See also

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