Where it's worth taking a closer look.
Winterthur auf einen Blick.
- Sixth-largest city in Switzerland with over 100,000 inhabitants
- 15 minutes by train or car to Zurich international airport
- 20 minutes by train or car to Zurich City
- Winterthur main station: fourth most frequented station in Switzerland
- City located between seven hills
- City with the largest proportion of woodland in Switzerland
- More than 4,500 companies
- More than 56,000 jobs
- Around 28,000 persons commuting to Winterthur daily
- Over 6,000 students enrolled at university of applied sciences
- More than 400 restaurants
- 16 museums, 7 theaters, 7 public libraries
- Over 300 sports clubs and associations
- More than 50 public sports facilities and playgrounds
- Network of over 175 km of bicycle paths and lanes
- European competence center for photography
- Home of Swiss comedy scene
- Only Science Center in Switzerland
- Around 420,000 square meters of publicly accessible green zones
| Population | 103'754 (as of 26.4.11) |
| Language | German |
| Religion | Reformed Protestant 37.5 %, Roman Catholic 27 % |
| Climate | Central European continental climate. |
| Average temperature of approximately 4 - 12° C in spring, 16° C in summer, 8 - 12° C in autumn and -1.5 - +3°C in winter. |
» Winterthur in figures
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