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Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2), Winterthur — Area Guide & Where to Stay

Oberwinterthur, district 2 of Winterthur, grew over the Roman Castrum Vitudurum and takes in Hegi Castle and the Swiss Science Center Technorama.

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Where to stay in Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)

Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.

Oberwinterthur runs on its own railway station, and that is the practical reason to consider it over the Winterthur centre. Hegi Castle stands nearby. Beds are scarce in Kreis 2, but the Bahnhof Oberwinterthur puts the rest of Winterthur a few minutes away, and the Swiss Science Center Technorama sits close enough that families often work backwards from it.

If you are travelling with children, start here.

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Quiet nights among the Grabenackerstrasse terraces

Grabenacker

The Siedlung Grabenacker lays out long interwar rows off Grabenackerstrasse, away from any through traffic. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in GrabenackerStays built around Hegi Castle and the Reismühle Hegi

Hegi

Old mill ground on the Hegifeldstrasse side, where the Mittlere Mühle farmhouses are still standing. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Hegi

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Things to do in and around Winterthur

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Museums & Galleries

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  • Stiftung Spielzeug-Eisenbahnen Dr. Bommer

Castles & Historic Sites

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  • Castrum Vitudurum Heritage roman vicus and fort
  • Hegi Castle Heritage

Landmarks & Notable Places

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  • Bahnhof Oberwinterthur, Aufnahmegebäude Heritage cultural heritage of the canton Zürich
  • Hauptgebäude (Römerstrasse 182) Heritage cultural heritage of Winterthur
  • Haus zum Freieck Heritage
  • Mittlere Mühle, ehemaliges Lehrlingsheim Sulzer (Hegifeldstrasse 6) Heritage
  • Reismühle Hegi, Mühlegebäude mit Sägerei Heritage
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  • Wirtschaft zum Rössli Heritage
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About Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)

What are the main landmarks in Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)?

Two very different things anchor Oberwinterthur: the Swiss Science Center Technorama and the Roman Castrum Vitudurum beneath it. The Romans were earlier. The fort's name survives in Römerstrasse, where farmhouses and a granary still stand, and Hegi Castle holds its own ground nearby with the Reismühle Hegi and its canal beside it.

Farmhouses hold the rest. The Mittlere Mühle buildings on Hegifeldstrasse, the Wirtschaft zum Rössli, the Haus zum Freieck and Villa Kälin fill out the list.

What is the history of Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)?

Oberwinterthur begins as Roman ground. Castrum Vitudurum stood here first, and the modern Römerstrasse still carries that name forward, past a Bauernhaus and a Speicher that survive as listed buildings. Hegi Castle followed, then the Reismühle Hegi with its mill canal and sawmill.

Sulzer came into it. The Siedlung Grabenacker went up as rows along Grabenackerstrasse, and the Mittlere Mühle even served for a time as a Lehrlingsheim for Sulzer apprentices.

Where is Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)?

Oberwinterthur covers a broad stretch of Winterthur, taking in Hegi, the Grabenacker rows and the ground along Römerstrasse.

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What is the best area to stay in Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)?

Grabenacker: Quiet nights among the Grabenackerstrasse terraces. Hegi: Stays built around Hegi Castle and the Reismühle Hegi.

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Updated October 2026