Zürichberg

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The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 metres (2,228 feet), overlooking Lake Zürich and located immediately to the east of the City of Zurich in Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers. Its highest point is about 270 metres above the Limmat and it is part of a chain of hills between the Greifensee / Glattal and Lake Zürich.

It is a picturesque location and the lower western side of the hill is now part of the residential district of Zürich. The Zürich Zoo is also located there. There are grand mansions on the roads up the hill and it is also the location of restaurants and hotels. Further up the hill is wooded and a popular area for walking. The Seilbahn Rigiblick funicular railway runs up part of the hill.