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Zürich (Kreis 3), Zürich — Area Guide & Where to Stay
A Zürich district recorded under the name Wiedikon, with the Zwinglikirche, Sportanlage Sihlhölzli and Don Bosco Zürich among its landmarks.
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Where to stay in Zürich (Kreis 3)
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Wiedikon is the older name. A bed in Kreis 3 puts the Zwinglikirche, Don Bosco Zürich and the Sportanlage Sihlhölzli close, and the district's list also reaches Museum Rietberg, Haus Konstruktiv and the FIFA Museum. Kloster Selnau sits on it too.
Weighing Kreis 3 against the middle of Zürich comes down to that list, where the Kriminalmuseum der Kantonspolizei Zürich and the Musée du FC Zurich sit alongside the Wasserturm Schanzengraben.
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Wiedikon, by the Zwinglikirche
The Zwinglikirche and the Sportanlage Sihlhölzli are the fixtures the record ties to Wiedikon, the name Kreis 3 is filed under, and Don Bosco Zürich stands on the same list.Find hotels in Wiedikon, by the ZwinglikircheGuests who want Museum Rietberg and the FIFA Museum on the district's outer listToward Sportanlage Allmend Brunau
Museum Rietberg, the FIFA Museum and the Sportanlage Allmend Brunau also appear on the Kreis 3 list, which gives a second set of fixtures away from the Zwinglikirche.Find hotels in Toward Sportanlage Allmend BrunauHotel 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
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What are the main landmarks in Zürich (Kreis 3)?
Memorials outnumber the churches here. The Oswald-Heer-Denkmal, the Conrad-Gessner-Denkmal and the Hegetschweiler-Gedenkstein all stand on the Kreis 3 list, alongside the Zwinglikirche, Dreikönigen, Don Bosco Zürich and Kloster Selnau. Sport takes two entries.
The Sportanlage Sihlhölzli and the Sportanlage Allmend Brunau cover that side, while the Kriminalmuseum der Kantonspolizei Zürich, the Musée du FC Zurich, Haus Konstruktiv and Museum Rietberg carry the collections. An early-medieval grave field at Bäckerstrasse is on the register too.
What is the history of Zürich (Kreis 3)?
The oldest thing recorded here is a grave field. An early-medieval burial ground at Bäckerstrasse appears on the Kreis 3 list, and Kloster Selnau and Dreikönigen carry the older institutional names, though the district itself has no founding year set against it. Wiedikon is the name it files under.
The Oswald-Heer-Denkmal, the Conrad-Gessner-Denkmal and the Hegetschweiler-Gedenkstein commemorate individuals rather than events, and the Zwinglikirche sits among the churches named beside them.
Where is Zürich (Kreis 3)?
Wiedikon covers this ground. Kreis 3 sits inside Zürich, with the Sportanlage Sihlhölzli and the Wasserturm Schanzengraben among the fixtures on its list.
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What is the best area to stay in Zürich (Kreis 3)?
Wiedikon, by the Zwinglikirche: Stays that want the Zwinglikirche and Sportanlage Sihlhölzli within Kreis 3. Toward Sportanlage Allmend Brunau: Guests who want Museum Rietberg and the FIFA Museum on the district's outer list.
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Updated October 2026