Old Town (Winterthur)
 quarter of Winterthur |
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| Coordinates | 697 205 / 261.71 thousand |
| height | 441.4 m |
| surface | 0.42 km² |
| Residents | 2050 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density | 4881 inhabitants / km² |
| BFS no. | 230-110 |
| Post Code | 8400; 8401 |
| Urban district | City (District 1) |
Altstadt is a quarter of the city of Winterthur , which largely consists of the historical core of the city. Together with the Lind , Heiligberg , Tössfeld , Brühlberg and Neuwiesen quarters, the quarter forms urban district 1 ( city ). The old town of Winterthur is a listed building and is included in the list of cultural assets of national importance .
geography
The Altstadt quarter is located in the center of the city and consists largely of the historic core of the city and the adjacent properties and buildings. The old town, surrounded by a green belt, borders on the Neuwiesen districts in the west (on the other side of the main train station), Heiligberg in the south, Deutweg ( Mattenbach district ) in the east and Lind in the north.
education
There are two primary schools in the area of the quarter: On the one hand, the old town primary school , built in 1864 , on the corner of Stadthausstrasse and Lindstrasse. There the children from the “Inneres Lind” kindergarten (Quartier Lind) start school. There are various special classes in the school building. The Geiselweid primary school with a kindergarten of the same name is located on the eastern edge of the historic city center. The “Äusseres Lind” kindergarten in the neighboring Lind district also belongs to the catchment area of the school building.
history
Since the statistical quarter of the old town consists of the core of the city of Winterthur, see for the history under Winterthur # History .
Culture and leisure
The old town of Winterthur is also the cultural center of the city due to its central function. There are many restaurants, bars and pubs in the old town. At the end of July, the Albanifest, the largest old town festival in Europe, takes place in Winterthur and one month later the Winterthur Music Festival will take place on Steinberggasse for two and a half weeks with concerts in the old town. In addition to these larger events, there are several special markets and festivals throughout the year such as the Winterthur Carnival in February, the Afro-Whitsun Festival in late May or the three-week Christmas market in December.
Architecturally, the whole old town is handsome, especially the town house , built by Gottfried Semper , the town hall , the town church , the main train station , the former weighing house , the house for patience , the house for the sun , the house at the Warteck or the Judd fountain in the Steinberggasse.
Most of the museums are located in the old town: in the historic old town itself, the trade museum with the Kellenberger clock collection on Kirchplatz , the Briner + Kern museum in the town hall passage and the Kunsthalle Winterthur in the Waaghaus. The Oskar Reinhart Museum is located on the edge of the Stadthausstrasse and the local history museum of the same name at the Obertor in Lindengutpark . With the Kunstmuseum Winterthur , Naturmuseum Winterthur and the Münzkabinett , three other museums are only a few meters from the official border of the quarter and thus the old town.
Transport links
The main station of Winterthur is located in the west of the district. All of Winterthur's transport links run together there, with the exception of a city bus route and a few regional bus routes that end at Oberwinterthur train station . All express trains stop at the train station and you can get to Zurich by train in 20 minutes and Zurich Airport in 10 minutes.
See also
literature
- Alfred Bütikofer, Daniel Schneller, Regula Michel: The old town of Winterthur. A journey of discovery through cultural history (= Swiss Art Guide. No. 712/713, Series 72). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2002, ISBN 3-85782-712-2 .
Web links
- Old town residents' association
- City Association "Young Old Town" (local trade association)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Old Town Schoolhouse in Winterthur Glossary.