City (Winterthur)
 City district of Winterthur |
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| Coordinates | 697 195 / 261 701 |
| surface | 10.39 km² |
| Residents | 21,304 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density | 2050 inhabitants / km² |
| BFS no. | 230-100 |
| Post Code | 8400, 8401, 8402 |
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Stadt is an urban district of the city of Winterthur in Switzerland . The district, which is largely based on the urban area of Winterthur before the incorporation of the surrounding villages, forms today's district 1 .
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the district is identical to the coat of arms of the whole city. It was derived from the coat of arms of the Counts of Kyburg , who founded the city. The blazon reads: "In silver a red sloping bar, accompanied by two striding red lions."
See also: Winterthur # coat of arms
geography
The Stadt Kreis divides the municipality of Winterthur from north to south in the middle. In addition to the old town, the center of the city, it includes the centrally located districts of Tössfeld, Brühlberg and Neuwiesen, which are located in the west of the city. In the south lies the Heiligberg quarter, which comprises the eastern half of the Eschenberg city forest and the eastern half of the width on the slope of the Eschenberg. In the north lies the Lind quarter, which extends over the Lindberg hill from which it is named .
education
In the city district there are seven kindergartens (Äusseres Lind, Frohberg, Inneres Lind, Neuwiesen, Tössfeld, Tössfeld Pavillon and the Sprachheilkindergarten Inneres Lind), five primary schools (Altstadt, Brühlberg, Geiselweid, Neuwiesen and Tössfeld) as well as the secondary schools in Heiligberg and St. Georgen. The entire city-wide offer of the gifted and gifted promotion "Exploratio" is also housed in the St. Georgen school building. In addition to the schools for compulsory education, all of the city's higher schools and the three city high schools are located in the «city» district. The Büelrain high school is located behind the technical center not far from the old town and the Im Lee and Rychenberg schools are next to each other on Lindberg. Part of the 10th school years (BWS and BFS), various vocational schools (BBW, ZAG and KV Winterthur) and universities ( ZHAW and ZHdK ) are located in the city district because of the central location.
history
The first settlement in the area of today's old town was around 600 to 700 AD, although this settlement was initially in competition with Oberwinterthur . Only later, when the Kyburger took over the town planning, was Winterthur able to maintain its supremacy. From then on, the history of Winterthur is roughly congruent with the history of the city of Winterthur. Part of the former district area was separated in 1973 and, together with part of the Lakes district, raised to an independent Mattenbach district .
See also: Winterthur # history
Arts and Culture
Twelve of the 17 city museums are in the city district; many in the immediate vicinity of or in the old town, including the Oskar Reinhart Museum , the Art Museum , the Nature Museum and many more. The Oskar Reinhart collection “Am Römerholz” is housed in the former villa of Oskar Reinhart on Lindberg .
Events that are of importance to the city take place regularly in the old town of Winterthur. This includes the Albanifest as well as various markets and parades ( Winterthur carnival , tailcoat parade , ...). Afro-Pentecost and the music festival weeks are further cultural events with tradition. The Winterthur trade fair takes place in the Eulachhallen at the end of November / beginning of December .
traffic
At the main station at the western end of the old town all traffic runs along the city: all railway lines, almost all lines of the city bus and regional bus and bus lines. The southern district of Heiligberg, which forms part of the width, is served by line 4 (HB - Breite - HB) and the district of Lind in the north is served by bus line 10 (HB - Oberwinterthur station (- Hegi im Gern)).
Sports
FC Winterthur's home stadium , the Schützenwiese, is located in the Neuwiesen district to the west of the main train station . The FCW currently plays in the Challenge League . The Tössfeld district has its own club, FC Tössfeld , which used to play in the NLB . In the absence of a football field in Tössfeld, however, the club plays on the Talgut sports field in the Mattenbach district .
The handball clubs Yellow Winterthur and Pfadi Winterthur play in the Eulachhalle - also in the Neuwiesen district - the latter was the most successful Swiss handball club in the 1990s and early 2000s. The floorball clubs Hockeyclub Rychenberg Winterthur and the former women's section of the HCR, the Red Ants Rychenberg (Swiss record champions and European Cup winners 2005) , are named after the Rychenberg canton school in the Lind district .
