Seen (Winterthur)
Seen is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 3.
Seen
District of the city of Winterthur | |
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| Coordinates: 47.476°N 8.770°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zürich |
| City | Winterthur |
| first mentioned | 774 |
| Incorporated | 1922 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.01 km2 (4.25 sq mi) |
| Population (31 Dec 2012) | |
| • Total | 17,630 |
| • Density | 1,555/km2 (4,030/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8405, 8482 |
| District number | 3 |
| Quarters | Waser Büelwiesen Waldegg Ganzenbühl Sonnenberg Oberseen Gotzenwil Eidberg Iberg Sennhof |
The district comprises the quarters Waser, Büelwiesen, Waldegg, Ganzenbühl, Sonnenberg, Ricketwil, Oberseen, Gotzenwil, Eidberg, Iberg and Sennhof.
Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1920)
Seen was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.
Transport
Winterthur-Seen railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S11 and S26.
The station is also a terminus of line 2 of the Winterthur trolleybus system.
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