Wipkingen
Wipkingen | |
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Quarter | |
Community hall (Kirchgemeindehaus Haus für das Volk) at the Limmat, locality of the Zentrum für Migrationskirchen | |
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The quarter of Wipkingen in Zurich | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| City | Zurich |
| District | 10 |
Wipkingen is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich.
It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.[1]
As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 16,734 distributed on an area of 2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi).[1]
Zentrum für Migrationskirchen (literally: Centre for migration churches) comprises eight Protestant churches from four continents, situated in the former church hall of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich in Zürich-Wipkingen, being a unique centre in Switzerland for the so-called migration churches.[2][3]
Transportation
Zurich Wipkingen railway station is a stop of Zürich S-Bahn line S24. The station is a 3-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
References
- ^ a b Quartierspiegel Wipkingen (PDF) (Report) (in Swiss High German). Statistik Stadt Zürich. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Michael Meier (2014-12-23). "Sie wollen uns den Glauben zurückbringen" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ Matthias Scharrer (2014-11-14). "Dinah Hess: "Alle haben ihre Eigenarten –aber alles gehört zusammen"" (in German). Limmattaler Zeitung. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
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