Wiedikon Explained

Official Name:Wiedikon
Native Name:District of the city of Zurich
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:47.3667°N 39°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Switzerland
Subdivision Type1:Canton
Subdivision Name1:Zurich
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Zurich
Area Total Km2:8.65
Population Total:45885
Population As Of:31. Dec. 2005
Population Density Km2:5305
Blank Name:District Number
Blank Info:3
Blank1 Name:Quarters
Blank1 Info:Alt-Wiedikon
Sihlfeld
Friesenberg

Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.

Wiedikon was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.

Transportation

The municipality is located on the A3 motorway. Zürich Wiedikon railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S2, S8 and S21. The head office of Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) is located in Wiedikon.