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Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon, Zürich — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Oerlikon was an independent municipality until its 1934 merger with Zürich; with Affoltern and Seebach it makes up the city's district 11.
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Where to stay in Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
The Oerlikonturm is the marker to steer by. Oerlikon carries the habits of the municipality it was until 1934, which means a quarter with a centre of gravity of its own rather than an outlying corner of Zürich, and a bed here works for anyone whose business sits away from the middle of the city. Herz Jesu Zürich-Oerlikon anchors the other end.
Affoltern and Seebach adjoin it.
Few places to stay in Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon — most visitors book in Zürich (Kreis 11) / Seebach nearby.
About Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon
What are the main landmarks in Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon?
The record here runs to four entries. The Oerlikonturm stands at one end of it, and three churches fill out the rest: Herz Jesu Zürich-Oerlikon, the Reformierte Kirche Zürich Oerlikon and Kirche Saatlen, the last of which carries a neighbouring name rather than the quarter's own. Oerlikon's roster stops there.
Nothing else is registered under Oerlikon, which leaves its years as a municipality in its own right doing most of the work of identifying it.
What is the history of Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon?
Oerlikon governed itself before 1934. In that year the municipality was merged into Zürich, and it sits with Affoltern and Seebach inside the city's district 11, an arrangement that turned a self-standing community into one third of a numbered unit. The name stayed in use.
Herz Jesu Zürich-Oerlikon and the Reformierte Kirche Zürich Oerlikon both carry it, while Kirche Saatlen carries a neighbouring one instead.
Where is Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon?
Oerlikon is one of three. The quarter shares district 11 with Affoltern and Seebach, a grouping made when Zürich absorbed the municipality in 1934.
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What is the best area to stay in Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon?
The Kirche Saatlen flank: Quieter nights on the edge Oerlikon shares with Seebach.
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Updated September 2026