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Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland is the capital of Canton of Zurich. The city coordinates are 47°22'N 8°33'E.it is a city with an area of 91.88 square kilometer. A survey has revealed that Zurich provides its citizens best quality of life.
Information on Zurich :
The origin of the name of Zurich is probably the Celtic word "Turus". Zurich is a city with innumerable possibilities of enjoyable night life with lots of pubs and bars. The city is honored for its quality of life with very less crime rates and rich cultural bindings.
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City features :
· Zurich practises multilinguism. 60% of its inhabitants speak German, 43% speak English, 30% speak French and 13% Italian.
· Football, ice hockey and baseball are the chiefly practiced sports in Zurich.
· Zurich has continental climate and temperatures get influenced by humid winds off the Atlantic Ocean. Winters are cold, while summers tend to be hot and sunny. The wettest time of year is from June to August.
· Trams, buses and local trains are primary means of transportation within the city.
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Places to Visit in Zurich :
Zurich is famous for its cultural inheritance. This rich city is the metropolis with many landmarks to attract the visitors as well. Some of the places worth a visit are as follows:
· The Swiss stock exchange
· Grossmünster church
· Fraumünster church
· Museum Bärengasse
· Kunsthaus Zürich
· St. Peter church
· Lindenhof
· Zoological garden
· Masoala Rainforest Ecosystem
· Botanical Garden of the University of Zürich
· Chinese Garden
Hotels in Zurich :
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Zurich stands out in its own glory to attract the tourists. The glorious arrangement of hotels in the city emphasize on it further. Some of the renowned hotels are as follows:
· Atlantis Sheraton
· Hotel Baur Au Lac
· Best Western Airport Hotel
· Dolder Grand Hotel
· Renaissance Hotel
· Sonnental Hotel
· Arabella Sheraton Neues Schloss
· Ambassador Hotel
· Ascot Hotel
· Central Plaza
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