Wollishofen

Wollishofen is a neighbourhood in Zürich's 2nd district. 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.

The suburb of Wollishofen in Zürich.

Geography
Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919). Today's Rote Fabrik is in view at the shoreline.

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.

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

International schools:

Notable people
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References
  1. "Theaterspektakel". Theaterspektakel.ch. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  • Strandbad Mythenquai
  • ZSG ship yard
  • Wollishofen (1880)
  • Rote Fabrik, seen from Lake Zurich
  • Harbour, community center, and Albis hills and Felsenegg in the background
  • 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
  • stained Glass

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