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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
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
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.
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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?
By the Oerlikonturm: Work trips that want the Oerlikonturm end of district 11 instead of central Zürich. The Kirche Saatlen flank: Quieter nights on the edge Oerlikon shares with Seebach.
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Updated October 2026