Werd (Zürich)

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The quarter of Werd in Zürich.

Werd and Friesenberg (in the foreground) as seen from Uetliberg (October 2009)

Werd is a quarter in the district 4 in Zürich.

Werd (an old germand word for River island) was formerly a municipality of Aussersihl, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The separation into the current districts 3, 4 and 5 dates to 1913. The quarter has a population of 3,865 distributed on an area of 0.31 km².

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St. Peter and Paul church nearby Stauffacher
Werdhochhaus, administration building of the City of Zürich

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Coordinates: 47°22′16.41″N 8°31′41.33″E / 47.3712250°N 8.5281472°E / 47.3712250; 8.5281472

v t e Quarters in the city of Zürich

Affoltern Albisrieden Altstetten City Enge Escher Wyss Fluntern Friesenberg Gewerbeschule Hard Hirslanden Hirzenbach Hochschulen Höngg Hottingen Langstrasse Leimbach Lindenhof Mühlebach Oberstrass Oerlikon Rathaus Saatlen Schipfe Schwamendingen Mitte Seebach Seefeld Sihlfeld Unterstrass Weinegg Werd (Alt-)Wiedikon Wipkingen Witikon Wollishofen

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