Wiedikon

Wiedikon
District of the city of Zurich
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Seal
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
City Zurich
Area
 • Total 8.65 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population (31. Dec. 2005)
 • Total 45,885
 • Density 5,305/km2 (13,739.9/sq mi)
District Number 3
Quarters Alt-Wiedikon
Sihlfeld
Friesenberg

Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is District number 3.

The district comprises the quarters Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.

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

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 headoffice of Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) is located in Wiedikon.

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.