Oberstrass
Oberstrass | |
|---|---|
Quarter | |
 Oberstrass and Irchelpark as seen from Uetliberg, Oerlikon (to the left) and Seebach in the background (October 2009) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 The quarter of Oberstrass in Zurich | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′08″N 8°32′58″E / 47.38556°N 8.54944°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| City | Zurich |
| District | 6 |
Oberstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich.[1]
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.[1] As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 11,083 distributed on an area of 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi).[2]
The Rigiblick funicular can be found in Oberstrass as one of two funiculars within the city of Zurich.
Built in 1901 as Rigiblick restaurant, the former Gastsaal was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984.[3]
Gallery
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Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1933)
References
- ^ a b Illi, Martin (14 September 2010). "Oberstrass". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ Quartierspiegel Oberstrass (PDF) (Report) (in Swiss High German). Statistik Stadt Zürich. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Theater Rigiblick in: Tobias Hoffmann-Allenspach (2013-12-05). "Theatersaal Rigiblick, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
External links
Media related to Oberstrass at Wikimedia Commons
