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Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass, Zürich — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Oberstrass is a quarter of Kreis 6 in Zürich, close to the Zentralbibliothek Zürich and the university museums of the Swiss city.
About Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass
Where to stay in Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Beds follow the university. Oberstrass fills part of Kreis 6, and a room here puts the Zentralbibliothek Zürich, the Zoological museum of the university of Zurich and the Palaeontological Museum of the University of Zurich within an ordinary walk. Johanneskirche marks one edge.
Students, conference visitors and anyone after lecture-hall Zürich rather than shop-front Zürich book on these streets.
About Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass
What are the main landmarks in Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass?
Three university museums sit close together. The Zoological museum of the university of Zurich, the Palaeontological Museum of the University of Zurich and the Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich give Oberstrass its heaviest concentration of collections, with the Zentralbibliothek Zürich alongside them. Oberstrass has its older stonework too.
The Grimmen tower, the Kronentor and the Schlachtendenkmal stand among the streets, and the Museum of Design, the museum of wax moulages and the MoneyMuseum lie within reach of the same quarter.
What is the history of Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass?
Monastic ground came first. The preachers monastery, the preachers church and the cloister of the former Barfüsser monastery appear on the record for the ground around Oberstrass, alongside the Rennwegtor and the Kronentor from the walled city that preceded Kreis 6. Turicum names the older layer still. The Schlachtendenkmal and the Grimmen tower carry the memorial and defensive fabric that the quarter inherited rather than built.
Where is Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass?
Oberstrass takes in roughly two and a half square kilometres of Kreis 6 in Zürich, ground the Zentralbibliothek Zürich and Johanneskirche share.
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Updated September 2026