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Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen, Zürich — Area Guide & Where to Stay
A former municipality merged into Zürich in 1893, and a quarter of Kreis 2 in the eastern foothills of Uetliberg.
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Where to stay in Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Uetliberg rises behind it. A bed in Wollishofen sits in those eastern foothills inside Kreis 2, with the Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich, Kirche Auf der Egg and the Sportanlage Allmend Brunau on the list of what the record puts around the quarter. The Shedhalle appears there too.
Anyone choosing Wollishofen over the middle of Zürich takes the Uetliberg side of the city, a quarter that ran as its own municipality until 1893.
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Wollishofen, under Uetliberg
Wollishofen occupies the eastern foothills of Uetliberg inside Kreis 2, and the Sportanlage Allmend Brunau and Kirche Auf der Egg are the fixtures the record ties to that ground.Find hotels in Wollishofen, under UetlibergVisitors coming for the Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich and the ShedhalleNear the Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich
The Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich and the Shedhalle are the two collections recorded beside Wollishofen, near enough that a room in the quarter reaches both without a run through central Zürich.Find hotels in Near the Sukkulenten-Sammlung ZürichHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen
What are the main landmarks in Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen?
Churches, a sports ground and a cactus collection. The Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich is the collection the record names first, and Kirche Auf der Egg and St. Franziskuskirche are the churches attached to Wollishofen's stretch of Kreis 2. Sportanlage Allmend Brunau covers the sport. The Shedhalle rounds the list out, and behind all of it the eastern foothills of Uetliberg give the quarter its ground.
What is the history of Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen?
Wollishofen was a municipality of its own. It was incorporated into Zürich in 1893, and the quarter kept the name it had carried as an independent municipality in the eastern foothills of Uetliberg. Its churches are named, not dated.
Kirche Auf der Egg and St. Franziskuskirche carry no year in the sources, and neither do the Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich, the Shedhalle or the Sportanlage Allmend Brunau.
Where is Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen?
Uetliberg gives the backdrop. Wollishofen occupies its eastern foothills within Kreis 2 of Zürich, with the Sportanlage Allmend Brunau on that ground.
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What is the best area to stay in Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen?
Wollishofen, under Uetliberg: Stays that want the Uetliberg foothills rather than central Zürich. Near the Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich: Visitors coming for the Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich and the Shedhalle.
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Updated October 2026