Central Zürich

Central
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Central as seen from the Lindenhof hill, Bahnhofbrücke to the left.
Former name(s) Leonhardplatz, Leonhardsplatz
Owner City of Zürich
Addresses Central
Location Zürich, Switzerland
Postal code 8001
Coordinates 47°22′37″N 8°32′38″E / 47.377°N 8.544°E
The Central as seen from Bahnhofbrücke
Hotel Central

Central is a public square or plaza at the northern end of Limmatquai in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the city's nodal points for road and public transportation.

Geography

Central is in fact outside of the historical core of the medieval town of Zürich, previously the Celtic-Roman Turicum. It is situated at the right-hand (eastern) bank of the Limmat river, opposite of the Zürich Hauptbahnhof and connected by Bahnhofbrücke, a road and tramway bridge crossing the Limmat river, and connecting Rathaus and Lindenhof respectively the City and Unterstrass quarters. Situated nearby the historical Neumarkt and Niederdorf, the most remarkable landmark is the Prediger church. The former Leonhardplatz is named after the Central hotel situated there.[1] The Seilergraben, Weinbergstrasse, Neumühlequai and Stampfenbachstrasse gather at the square. Redesigns of the Central–Bahnhofbrücke area occurred in 1950/51.[2][3]

Transportation

The Zürich tram lines 3, 4, 6, 7, 10 and 15, as well as the local VBZ bus lines 31, 33, 34 and 46.Zürichsee-Schiffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) and its Limmat river tour boats towards Zürichhorn and Landesmuseum provide public transportation. A curiosity is the historical Polybahn towards and named after the former Polytechnikum, the present ETH Zurich. Private road transport towards Limmatquai, the largest pedestrian zone of Zürich, is restricted to the short roadway towards the Brun bridge and Uraniastrasse (Urania Sternwarte) at the site of the former Oetenbach nunnery. Since 25 September 2004, the driving of motor vehicles, motorcycles and scooters is forbidden, except for goods transport, traffic towards Weinplatz, postal delivery services, and doctors and emergency services.[4]

Literature

References

  1. ↑ Gebrüder Dürst. "Limmatquai" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  2. ↑ Gebrüder Dürst. "Bahnhofbrücke" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  3. ↑ Gebrüder Dürst. "Central" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Limmatquai" (in German). Polizeidepartement Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

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