Wipkingen

Quarter of the city of Zurich, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wipkingen is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich.

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Community hall (Kirchgemeindehaus Haus für das Volk) at the Limmat, locality of the Zentrum für Migrationskirchen
Community hall (Kirchgemeindehaus Haus für das Volk) at the Limmat, locality of the Zentrum für Migrationskirchen
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Coat of arms of Wipkingen
The quarter of Wipkingen in Zurich
The quarter of Wipkingen in Zurich
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
CityZurich
District10
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The Limmat in Wipkingen
Rosengartenstrasse, seen from Bucheggplatz
Several trains passing through Wipkingen tunnel

It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.[1]

As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 16,734 distributed on an area of 2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi).[1]

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.[2][3]

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.


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