Wollishofen
Wollishofen is a neighbourhood in Zürich's 2nd district, situated in the eastern foothills of Uetliberg. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The neighbourhood has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km2.
Geography
Located between the Sihl river and Lake Zurich, it forms the southern boundary of the city on the left bank of the lake. The lake occupies 28.5% (1.64 km2) of the total area of the district. To the south, Wollishofen borders the municipalities of Adliswil and Kilchberg.
Werkbundsiedlung Neubühl
A New Objectivity estate constructed 1930–1932. [1] Architects: Max Haefeli, Alfred Roth, Emil Roth, Carl Hubacher, Rudolf Steiger, Werner Max Moser and Paul Artaria [2]
Transport
Wollishofen is located on the
The Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) and its ship yard are located in Wollishofen.
Culture
Education
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International schools:
Sport
The neighbourhood's football club is FC Wollishofen.[4] Their stadium, located on Zürichstrasse, is called Sonnau. As of 2020–21, the team plays in the 2. Liga Region Zürich, the sixth tier of football in Switzerland.[5]
Notable people
- Walter Andreas Müller (born 1945), actor and comedian, born and raised in Zürich
References
- ^ Werkbundsiedlung, Architecture
- ^ Memento
- ^ "Theaterspektakel". Theaterspektakel.ch. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ FC Wollishofen official website
- ^ FC Wollishofen - Fussballverband Region Zürich]
Gallery
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ZSG ship yard -
Wollishofen (1880) -
Rote Fabrik, seen from Lake Zurich -
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Tram stop Morgental -
Wollishofer Chläuse (2007) -
One of the numerous acts at Zürcher Theater Spektakel (2009) -
So-called Fallätsche (Albis hills) -
New church Wollishofen -
Old church seen from New church Wollishofen -
Chur bell of 1702
External links
Media related to Wollishofen at Wikimedia Commons
- Website of the "Quartierverein" Wollishofen (in German)
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