Oberwinterthur

Oberwinterthur is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 2.

Oberwinterthur District of the city of Winterthur
District
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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zürich
City	Winterthur
Area
• 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.

Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1934)

Transport

Oberwinterthur railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S8, S29 and S30.