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TRAVELLER
THE ZÜRICH TIMELINE
ZÜRICH BASICS
1336
Guilds are founded
which form the basis
of Zürich’s political
structure, weakening
the power of the
church and the
landed gentry
1351
Zürich joins up with
Switzerland, which
has existed as a loose
confederation of states
since 1291. This doesn’t
stop the city warring
against fellow cantons
1520
Huldrych Zwingli, priest
at the Grossmünster
church, brings the
Reformation to Zürich,
banning music,
religious imagery and
fasting for Lent
1798
Zürich loses its
independence as
Napoleon invades,
transforming the entire
Swiss Confederacy into
the Helvetic Republic
until 1815
15BC
The Romans establish
a military base
and tax-collecting
point where the
Lindenhof in the Old
City is today. They
name it Turicum
THE CITY BY NUMBERS
HAVE A WORD
(OR TWO)
385,468
POPULATION
92km
2
AREA OF THE CITY
-1
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
IN CELSIUS IN JANUARY
126m
HEIGHT OF THE PRIME TOWER,
THE CITY’S TALLEST BUILDING
143m
DEPTH OF LAKE ZÜRICH
117,451
NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS
LIVING IN ZÜRICH
2,078
NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS
AND BARS IN THE CITY
1,124
NUMBER OF FOUNTAINS
IN THE CITY
In Zürich, people speak a dialect of German called Swiss German or
Schweizerdütsch. Even for those who speak German, this can be a shock,
because it can sound quite different. Nevertheless, we suggest you give
it a try. The “ch” is pronounced as in Scottish loch. Mind your throat!
GRÜEZI
(GROO-E-TSI)
HELLO (FORMAL)
ADIEU
(AD-YEAR)
GOODBYE (FORMAL)
ENTSCHULDIGUNG!
(ENT-SHOOLDI-GOONG)
SORRY!
ICH MÖCHT EN STANGE, BITTE!
(IH MU-CHT AN SHTANG-EH,
BIT-EEH)
I’LL HAVE A BEER, PLEASE!
WO DORE GAHT’S ZUM ...?
(VO DOOR-EEH GAA-TS TZOOM ...?)
WHERE IS...?
EXGÜSI!
(EX-GEWSI)
EXCUSE ME!
ZUM WOHL!
(TSOOM VOL)
CHEERS!
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