Schwamendingen center
Schwamendingen Mitte district of Zurich |
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Coordinates | 686 302 / 251004 |
height | Ø 434 m |
surface | 2.23 km² |
Residents | 11,301 (December 31, 2014) |
Population density | 5068 inhabitants / km² |
BFS no. | 261-122 |
Post Code | 8051 |
Urban district | District 12 |
Schwamendingen-Mitte is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich in urban district 12 (Schwamendingen). With the districts of Hirzenbach and Saatlen , Schwamendingen-Mitte forms urban district 12 .
history
Until 1934 Schwamendingen was an independent municipality. The old village center is in the Schwamendingen-Mitte district. Some of the old buildings have been preserved to this day.
Local division
In the north, the Glatt forms the border between the quarter and the municipality of Wallisellen . Winterthurerstrasse, Roswiesenstrasse, Stettbachstrasse and Franzosenweg form the border to the Hirzenbach district in the east . In the south is the heavily forested Weibelacker on the Zürichberg with the border to the Oberstrass quarter . The A1 motorway runs in the north-west and forms the border with the Schwamendinger Quartier Saatlen . In the west, Oerlikon borders the quarter at the Waldgarten settlement. The only outdoor swimming pool Auhof in district 12 is located in the quarter .
traffic
Private traffic
The A1 motorway runs to the north of the quarter. The busy Überlandstrasse, Winterthurerstrasse and Dübendorferstrasse shape the image of the quarter. These main roads connect the neighboring towns of Wallisellen , Dübendorf and Oerlikon .
Public transport
Until 1985 Schwamendingen-Mitte was only connected to the public transport network by bus routes 62, 64, 72 and 79. Although the Schwamendinger electorate rejected the trampoline project at the ballot box, it was realized; operations began on February 1, 1986. The construction of the tunnel between Milchbuck and Schwamendingerplatz significantly changed the appearance of the quarter.
literature
- Presidential Department of the City of Zurich, Statistics City of Zurich: Quartierspiegel Schwamendingen-Mitte . Zurich 2015 ( read online ).