Enge (Zürich)

Rathaus quarters, as seen from Uetliberg; Bürkliplatz, Quaibrücke and Bellevue-Sechseläutenplatz in the centre, as well as the site of the Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich

Enge is a quarter in District 2 of Zürich, Switzerland.

History

Enge was incorporated into Zürich in 1893, along with 11 other formerly independent municipalities.^[1] In 2011, the population was 8,597.^[2] Enge, which is only 2.4 km², is the smallest neighbourhood in district 2.

Transportation

Zürich Enge railway station is a stop of Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S2, S8, S21 and S24.

Cultural heritage

Enge is located in prehistoric swampland on small islands around

Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class object, as well as the Arboretum including the Voliere Zürich,^[5] as part of the so-called Quaianlagen.^[6]

The

Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ) in Zürich-Enge at the Arboretum Zürich is listed as a Class A object of national importance.^[8]

Notable people

Gottfried Keller Stiftung

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Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), Swiss poet.

References

^ "Quartier Enge Geschichte". www.enge.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
^ "Quartier Enge - Statistik". www.enge.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
^ "Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in Switzerland". Swiss Coordination Group UNESCO Palafittes (palafittes.org). Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
^ "World Heritage". palafittes.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
^ "Voliere Zürich – Vogelpflegestation" (in German). Voliere Zürich. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
^ "A-Objekte KGS-Inventar". Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
^ "B-Objekte KGS-Inventar" (PDF). Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 2015-02-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
^ "A-Objekte KGS-Inventar" (PDF). Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 2015-01-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-12-17.