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Oberwinterthur is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 2.
Oberwinterthur
District of the city of Winterthur | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zürich |
| City | Winterthur |
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| • Total | 17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi) |
| Population (31. Dec. 2012) | |
| • Total | 21,748 |
| District number | 2 |
| Quarters | Talacker Guggenbühl Zinzikon Reutlingen Stadel Grüze Hegmatten Hegi |
The district comprises the quarters Talacker, Guggenbühl, Zinzikon, Reutlingen, Stadel, Grüze, Hegmatten and Hegi.
Oberwinterthur was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922, and the location of the Roman Vicus Vitudurum.
Oberwinterthur railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S8, S29 and S30.
