Wiedikon

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Wiedikon
District of the city of Zurich
—  District  —

Seal
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
City Zurich
Area
 • Total 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population (31. Dec. 2005)
 • Total 45,885
 • Density 5,305/km2 (13,740/sq mi)
District Number 3
Quarters Alt-Wiedikon
Sihlfeld
Friesenberg
Wiedikon as seen from Uetliberg (October 2009)
Sihlcity shopping mall
Wiedikon (centered) on Murerplan (1566)

Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is District number 3.

The district comprises the quarters Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.

Wiedikon was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.

[edit] Transportation

The municipality is located on the A3 motorway. Zürich Wiedikon railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S2, S8 and S21. The headoffice of Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) is located in Wiedikon.

[edit] References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.


Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°31′E / 47.367°N 8.517°E / 47.367; 8.517


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