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Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard, Zürich — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Hard is a quarter of District 4 in Zürich, with Puls 5, the Maag Halle and the Kunsthalle Zürich among the addresses on its list.
About Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard
Where to stay in Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard
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A bed in Hard buys proximity to a dense run of galleries. The Kunsthalle Zürich, the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, Haus Konstruktiv and MuDA sit close enough together that a visitor staying in this District 4 quarter can cover them without boarding anything. Puls 5 and the Maag Halle give the quarter its larger event addresses, and the Swiss Film Archive is on the same list. Aussersihl held it first.
About Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard
What are the main landmarks in Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard?
Galleries dominate the roll call. The Kunsthalle Zürich, the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, Haus Konstruktiv, MuDA and Daros-Latinamerica line up as the exhibition addresses of Hard, and the Swiss Film Archive keeps the moving image alongside them. Smaller museums fill the gaps.
The Swiss Finance Museum, the musée du monde des papiers-valeurs, the Theatermuseum Stok, the Kriminalmuseum der Kantonspolizei Zürich and the Musée du FC Zurich each hold a single subject, while Puls 5 and the Maag Halle take the big rooms.
What is the history of Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard?
Hard belonged to the municipality of Aussersihl before Zürich took it in. Incorporation came in 1893, and the quarter has counted as part of District 4 since, with the Bullingerkirche, the Johanneskirche, the Zwinglikirche and Don Bosco Zürich standing among the parish buildings the record names inside it. Herz Jesu Zürich-Wiedikon lies beyond.
Where is Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard?
Hard forms one quarter of District 4 in Zürich, ground once belonging to the municipality of Aussersihl, with the Maag Halle among its landmarks.
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Updated September 2026