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Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl, Zürich — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Aussersihl is District 4 of Zürich, a single district formed from the three quarters Werd, Langstrasse and Hard.
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Where to stay in Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl
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Zürich (Kreis 4) / Langstrasse
The quarter that carries the Langstrasse name, with the Swiss Film Archive and the Zürich James Joyce Foundation among the institutions listed close to it.Langstrasse →
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Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard
The third Aussersihl quarter alongside Werd and Langstrasse, with Kloster Selnau and the TBZ Turm among the named structures on its list.Hard →
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Things to do in and around Zürich
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Museums & Galleries
3- National Museum Zurich Heritage
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich Heritage
- FIFA Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
6- St. Peter Heritage
- Wasserkirche Heritage
- preachers church Heritage
- Liebfrauenkirche Heritage
- Kirche Enge Heritage
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- St. Jakob church Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Zürich–Enge Alpenquai Heritage
- Turicum
- Bullinger memorial
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- Grimmen tower Heritage
- TBZ Turm
- Rennwegtor
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About Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl
What are the main landmarks in Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl?
Museums stack up around District 4. The National Museum Zurich and the Swiss National Museum head a list that runs through the Museum of Design, the Zürcher Spielzeugmuseum, Haus Konstruktiv and the Swiss Film Archive, with the Zürich James Joyce Foundation keeping a smaller room of its own. Towers answer the halls. The TBZ Turm and the Wasserturm Schanzengraben stand among the built markers, the Liebfrauenkirche, Kloster Selnau and Kirche Enge supply the churches, and the Zürich-Enge Alpenquai closes the list of sites attached to Aussersihl.
What is the history of Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl?
Aussersihl earned a blunt nickname. Zürich German knows it as Chreis Cheib, cheib being the local word for an animal cadaver, a name the district picked up because the ground here held pits for the deposition of dead animals. Turicum marks the Roman layer under the neighbouring old city, while the Rennwegtor and the Grimmen tower remain from its fortifications and the Wasserkirche stands among the oldest buildings the record names close by.
Where is Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl?
Aussersihl covers a compact stretch of Zürich as District 4, its ground shared out between the quarters Werd, Langstrasse and Hard.
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What is the best area to stay in Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl?
Werd: a contained corner of District 4 near the Zürcher Spielzeugmuseum. Langstrasse: stays on the Aussersihl quarter named after its own long street. Hard: District 4 nights with Haus Konstruktiv and the Museum of Design in range.
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Updated October 2026