Zürich (Kreis 3) / Friesenberg (Siedlung), Zürich — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Zürich (Kreis 3) / Friesenberg (Siedlung)?

The hill supplies most of them. The Uetliberg TV-tower stands on the crest above the district, and the Planetenweg Uetliberg-Felsenegg runs the ridge from there toward Felsenegg, a walking line rather than a building. Down in the streets, one church anchors the parish.

The Reformierte Kirche Zürich-Friesenberg is the built landmark of the quarter itself, a parish church rather than a monument, and it gives Friesenberg a fixed point that does not require the climb. Liebegg keeps an Iron Age rampart.

What is the history of Zürich (Kreis 3) / Friesenberg (Siedlung)?

Wiedikon came into Zürich in 1893. Friesenberg belonged to that formerly independent municipality, and the incorporation folded it into urban district 3, which is why the quarter is filed under Kreis 3 rather than under a name of its own. The hill is far older.

Prehistoric settlements, burial grounds, a Roman settlement and a medieval castle with its fortifications have all been recorded on the Uetliberg above, and the earthwork at Liebegg carries the same long record back into the Iron Age.

Where is Zürich (Kreis 3) / Friesenberg (Siedlung)?

Friesenberg lies on the slope below the Uetliberg, on the Kreis 3 side of Zürich, with the Planetenweg Uetliberg-Felsenegg running along the ridge above.