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Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon, Zürich — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Alt-Wiedikon is a quarter in district 3 of Zürich, close to Museum Rietberg, the Zwinglikirche and the Sportanlage Sihlhölzli.
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Where to stay in Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Beds in Alt-Wiedikon are thin on the ground, so the choice runs between the quarter itself and the wider Zürich stock a short ride away. The streets around the Zwinglikirche and the Sportanlage Sihlhölzli are residential first, with Museum Rietberg and the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich reachable on foot from the same side of district 3. Book in central Zürich for range. Anyone set on staying local should expect apartments rather than hotel corridors, and a short walk to Herz Jesu Zürich-Wiedikon and the Dreikönigen for landmarks worth the detour.
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About Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon
What are the main landmarks in Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon?
Museum Rietberg anchors the museum cluster on this side of Zürich. The FIFA Museum, Haus Konstruktiv and the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich all sit within reach of Alt-Wiedikon, while the Musée du FC Zurich adds a second football collection to the same short list. Sport takes the open ground.
Sportanlage Sihlhölzli and Sportanlage Allmend Brunau give the quarter its pitches and tracks, and the Wasserturm Schanzengraben stands out among the smaller structures listed nearby with Kirche Enge.
What is the history of Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon?
Herz Jesu Zürich-Wiedikon and the Zwinglikirche stand toward Sihlfeld, and the Conrad-Gessner-Denkmal and the Hegetschweiler-Gedenkstein toward Lindenhof. The oldest thing recorded nearby is a grave field. An early-medieval burial ground at Bäckerstrasse lies toward Werd, and Kloster Selnau carries a monastic name from the same deep layer of the city's past.
Where is Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon?
Alt-Wiedikon fills a slice of district 3 in Zürich, its residential streets running up to the Sportanlage Sihlhölzli and Museum Rietberg.
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What is the best area to stay in Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon?
Alt-Wiedikon: walking reach of Museum Rietberg and the Zwinglikirche without a Zürich centre address.
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Updated October 2026