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(Redirected from District 3 (Zürich)) District in Zurich, Switzerland
Wiedikon District of the city of Zurich
District
Official seal of WiedikonSeal
Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°31′E / 47.367°N 8.517°E / 47.367; 8.517
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
CityZurich
Area
 • Total8.65 km (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total45,885
 • Density5,305/km (13,740/sq mi)
District Number3
QuartersAlt-Wiedikon
Sihlfeld
Friesenberg
Wiedikon as seen from Uetliberg (October 2009)
Sihlcity shopping mall
Wiedikon (centered) on Murerplan (1566)

Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.

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

Aerial view (1968)

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

References

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Districts
Transport
Education
Schools for foreign students in the Zurich area, outside the city limits, include Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich (in Dubendorf) and Japanese School in Zurich (in Uster)


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