Wiedikon

Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.

Wiedikon

District of the city of Zurich
District
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Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°31′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
CityZurich
Area
  Total8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (31. Dec. 2005)
  Total45,885
  Density5,305/km2 (13,740/sq mi)
District Number3
QuartersAlt-Wiedikon
Sihlfeld
Friesenberg
Wiedikon as seen from Uetliberg (October 2009)
Sihlcity shopping mall
Wiedikon (centered) on Murerplan (1566)

Wiedikon was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.

Aerial view (1968)

Transportation

The municipality is located on the A3 motorway. Zürich Wiedikon railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S2, S8 and S21. The head office of Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) is located in Wiedikon.

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