Wollishofen

The suburb of Wollishofen in Zürich

Wollishofen is a suburb in Zürich's 2nd district. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The suburb has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km².

Transport

Wollishofen is located on the A3 motorway, and on tram route 7 of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich. Zürich Wollishofen railway station is a stop on line S8 and S24 of the Zürich S-Bahn or Bus-Line 72.

The Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) and its ship yard are located in Wollishofen.

Culture

Zürcher Theater Spektakel, an international theater festival ranking among the most important European festivals for contemporary performing arts, is held annually in August on the Landiwiese lakeshore and on the Saffa-Insel.^[1] The cultural centre Rote Fabrik is also located in Wollishofen, as well as Lydia Escher's former home, the Villa Belvoir.

Education

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. International schools:

SIS Swiss International School (Zürich-Wollishofen)

Notable people

Walter Andreas Müller (born 1945), actor and comedian, born and raised in Zürich

References

↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Gallery

Zürich - Strandbad Mythenquai IMG 1866.JPG

Strandbad Mythenquai
ZSG ship yard
Wollishofen (1880)
Zürich - Wollishofen - Rote Fabrik IMG 1018.JPG

Rote Fabrik, seen from Lake Zurich
Zürich - Wollishofen IMG 1014.JPG

Harbour, community center, and Albis hills and Felsenegg in the background
Zurich Be 4-6 Mirage 1652 Morgental.jpg

Tram stop Morgental
Wollishofer Chläuse (2007)
One of the numerous acts at Zürcher Theater Spektakel (2009)
Zürich - Fallätsche IMG 0202.JPG

so-called Fallätsche (Albis hills)
Zürich - Wollishofen - Neue Kirche IMG 0653.JPG

New church Wollishofen
Old church seen from New church Wollishofen
Zürich - Wollishofen - Alte Kirche IMG 0677.JPG

Chur bell of 1702
Zürich - Wollishofen - Alte Kirche IMG 0676.JPG

stained Glass