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Zurich is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne. Zürich can be counted as one of the world's preeminent global cities.
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DISCOVER ZURICHZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the canton of Zurich. The metropolitan population is around 1.3 million. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre, and is widely considered to be one of the world's global cities. According to a survey in 2006, it offers the best quality of life ... |
HISTORY of ZurichIn Roman times, Turicum was a tax-collecting point at the border of Gallia Belgica (from AD 90 Germania superior) and Raetia for goods trafficked on the Limmat river. A Carolingian castle, built on the site of the Roman castle by the grandson of Charlemagne, Louis the German, is mentioned in 835 ... |
GROSSMUNSTER, ZurichThe Grossmünster (great minster) is a Romanesque-style church that played an important role in the history of the Protestant Reformation. It is one of the three major churches of Zürich. The core of the present building near the banks of the Limmat River was constructed on the site of a Carolingian church ... |
LINDENHOF, ZurichThe Lindenhof in the old town of Zürich is the historical site of the Roman castle, and the later Carolingian Kaiserpfalz. It is situated on a hill, to the left of the Limmat. In the present time it serves as a recreational space, a green oasis and automobile free public space of the old historic city center ... |
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