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Aussersihl

**District of the city of Zürich**
Aussersihl District of the city of Zürich
District
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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zürich
City	Zürich
Area
• Total	2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population (31. Dec. 2005)
• Total	26,961
• Density	9,297/km2 (24,080/sq mi)
District Number	4
Quarters	Werd; Langstrasse; Hard

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47°22′30″N 8°31′37″E / 47.375°N 8.527°E / 47.375; 8.527

Aussersihl is a district in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is District number 4. The district is colloquially known as Chreis Cheib, cheib being the Zürich German word for an animal cadaver; the area historically contained pits for the deposition of dead animals.

The district comprises the quarters Werd, Langstrasse and Hard.

The area of Aussersihl together with that of District 5 historically corresponds to the Sihlfeld, the pastures and fields between the village of Wiedikon (now district 3) and the Limmat. The area was built up during the 18th century was separated from Wiedikon as the Aussersihl municipality on 27 March 1787. Aussersihl quickly grew into a town during industrialisation, mostly inhabited by factory workers, at times counting more inhabitants than the city itself. The municipality could not cope with its rapid growth and went bankrupt. It was incorporated into the Zürich municipality together with Wiedikon as Stadtkreis III in 1893. The separation into the current districts 3, 4 and 5 dates to 1913. Historically inhabited by migrant workers, the Aussersihl district, especially its Langstrasse quarter, remains notorious for its high quota of foreigners, a high crime rate, prostitution and drug dealing.

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 The district comprises the quarters [[Werd (Zürich)|Werd]], [[Langstrasse]] and [[Hard (Zürich)|Hard]].
-The area of Aussersihl together with that of [[District 5 (Zürich)|District 5]] historically corresponds to the ''Sihlfeld'', the pastures and fields between [[Wiedikon]] and the [[Limmat]]. The area was built up during the 18th century was separated from Wiedikon as the Aussersihl municipality on 27 March 1787. Aussersihl quickly grew into a town during [[industrialisation]], mostly inhabited by factory workers, at times counting more inhabitants than the city itself. The municipality could not cope with its rapid growth and went bankrupt. It was  incorporated into the Zürich municipality together with Wiedikon as ''Stadtkreis III'' in 1893. The separation into the current districts 3, 4 and 5 dates to 1913. Historically inhabited by [[migrant worker]]s, the Aussersihl district, especially its [[Langstrasse]] quarter, remains notorious for its high quota of foreigners, a high [[crime rate]], [[prostitution]] and [[drug dealing]].
+The area of Aussersihl together with that of [[District 5 (Zürich)|District 5]] historically corresponds to the ''Sihlfeld'', the pastures and fields between the village of [[Wiedikon]] (now district 3) and the [[Limmat]]. The area was built up during the 18th century was separated from Wiedikon as the Aussersihl municipality on 27 March 1787. Aussersihl quickly grew into a town during [[industrialisation]], mostly inhabited by factory workers, at times counting more inhabitants than the city itself. The municipality could not cope with its rapid growth and went bankrupt. It was  incorporated into the Zürich municipality together with Wiedikon as ''Stadtkreis III'' in 1893. The separation into the current districts 3, 4 and 5 dates to 1913. Historically inhabited by [[migrant worker]]s, the Aussersihl district, especially its [[Langstrasse]] quarter, remains notorious for its high quota of foreigners, a high [[crime rate]], [[prostitution]] and [[drug dealing]].
 ==See also==

v t e Zürich
Districts	Altstadt (1) 2 Wiedikon (3) Aussersihl (4) Industriequartier (5) 6 7 Riesbach (8) 9 10 11 Schwamendingen (12)
Transport	Zürich S-Bahn template Zurich Airport Funicular Rigiblick Dolderbahn Polybahn Glattalbahn Limmattal light rail line Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
Education	ETH Zurich University of Zurich Kantonsschule Rämibühl Kantonsschule Stadelhofen Kantonsschule Zürich Nord Liceo Vermigli
Schools for foreign students in the Zurich area, outside the city limits, include Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich (in Dubendorf) and Japanese School in Zurich (in Uster)