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Karte Quartier Unterstrass
The quarter of Unterstrass in Zürich

Unterstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zürich.

It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.

The quarter has a population of 19,921, in an area of 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi).

In 1962, the faculty of science of the University of Zürich proposed to establish the Irchelpark campus on the Strickhofareal. The first stage the construction of the university buildings was begun in 1973, and the campus was inaugurated in 1979. The construction of the second stage lasted from 1978 to 1983. The campus also houses the anthropological museum Anthropologisches Museum, and the cantonal Staatsarchiv Zürich. Built in 1901 as Rigiblick restaurant, the former Gastsaal was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984.

ETH-BIB-Zürich-Unterstrass, Schulhaus, Milchbuck-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-007158
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1933)

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  • Zürich - Käferberg - Wipkingen-Unterstrass IMG 2962

    Wipkingen (foreground) and Unterstrass seen from Käferberg

  • Zürich - James-Joyce-Plateau - Hotel Zürich IMG 1195 ShiftN

    Unterstrass seen from James Joyce plateau

  • Zuerich Pauluskirche Apostel

    "Die Bekehrung des Apostels Paulus", Paulus church

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