Wollishofen is a quarter in Zürich's 2nd district.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
The quarter has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km².
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Transportation
Wollishofen is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the S8 line.
The Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) and its ship yard are located in Wollishofen.
Culture
Zürcher Theater Spektakel, an international theater festival ranking among the most important European festivals for contemporary performing arts, is in August yearly celebrated on Lake Zürich shore.[1]
References
- ^ "Theaterspektakel". Theaterspektakel.ch. http://www.theaterspektakel.ch/(cyneig45iqfbdv2qwogr1w55)/Frames/index.aspx?Page=default&Parm=. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
External links
Media related to Wollishofen at Wikimedia Commons- Website of the "Quartierverein" Wollishofen (German)
Galley
 Wollishofen (1880) |
 cultural center «Rote Fabrik» |
 "Rote Fabrik", seen from Lake Zürich |
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 Tram stop Morgental |
 Wollishofer Chläuse (2007) |
 One of the numerous acts at Zürcher Theater Spektakel (2009) |
 so-called Fallätsche (Albis hills) |
 New church Wollishofen |
 Old church seen from New church Wollishofen |
 Chur bell of 1702 |
 stained Glass |
Coordinates: 47°20′38″N 8°31′48″E / 47.343944°N 8.530114°E
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