Wipkingen
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The quarter of Wipkingen in Zürich
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The Limmat in Wipkingen
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Community hall (Kirchgemeindehaus Haus für das Volk) at the Limmat, locality of the Zentrum für Migrationskirchen
Rosengartenstrasse, seen from Bucheggplatz
Several trains passing through Wipkingen tunnel
Wipkingen is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
The quarter has a population of 15,446 distributed on an area of 2.11 km².
Zentrum für Migrationskirchen (literally: Centre for migration churches) comprises eight Protestant churches from four continents, situated in the former church hall of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich in Zürich-Wipkingen, being a unique centre in Switzerland for the so-called migration churches.[1][2]
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Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1934)
Transportation[]
Zurich Wipkingen railway station is a stop of Zürich S-Bahn line S24. The station is a 3-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
References[]
- ^ Michael Meier (2014-12-23). "Sie wollen uns den Glauben zurückbringen" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ Matthias Scharrer (2014-11-14). "Dinah Hess: "Alle haben ihre Eigenarten –aber alles gehört zusammen"" (in German). Limmattaler Zeitung. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
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Coordinates: 47°23′33.61″N 8°31′24.34″E / 47.3926694°N 8.5234278°E
Categories:
- District 10 of Zürich
- Former municipalities of the canton of Zürich
- Canton of Zürich geography stubs