Werd | |
Settlement Type: | Quarter of Werd in Aussersihl, Zürich |
Image Alt: | The Quarter of Werd in Aussersihl, Zurich |
Coordinates: | 47.3712°N 8.5281°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Switzerland |
Subdivision Type1: | Canton |
Subdivision Name1: | Zürich |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | District 4, Aussersihl |
Subdivision Type3: | Postal Code |
Subdivision Name3: | 8004 |
Established Title: | Kreis 4 |
Established Date: | 1913 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 0.31 |
Length Km: | .6 |
Width Km: | .8 |
Elevation M: | 410 |
Population Total: | 4186 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Note: | German Wikipedia Version |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Iso Code: | CH-ZH |
Registration Plate: | ZH ###### |
Website: | Kreis 4 |
Werd is a quarter in district 4, Aussersihl in Zürich, Switzerland. The three quarters of district 4, Aussersihl are Werd, Langstrasse and Hard.
Werd is the southernmost quarter of district 4 and it borders with the Langstrasse, Quarter of district 4 to the north; the City Quarter of district 1, Altstadt to the east; the Sihlfeld Quarter of district 3, Wiedikon to the west, and the Enge Quarter of district 2, West side of the Lake to the south.
Werd (an old German word for river island) was formerly a municipality of Aussersihl, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The separation into the current districts 3, 4 and 5 dates to 1913.
Werdinsel refers to the name of the district, but it is a Limmat island situated in Zürich-Höngg.[1]