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Winterthur - The Art City

Winterthur - Switzerland is a Swiss town, about 28 km north of Zurich. The town used to be a rather ugly industrial city and has undergone a great transformation into a citiy full of students and new start-ups.

From the times of the great commodity traders, especially silk and cotton, there are some great museums that contain very rare exhibits.

Also, the Photo-Museum is Eruope's most important museum of photography.

Winterthur - Switzerland 

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Winterthur (pronounced: Ger. /v?nt?rtur/, Eng. /v?nt?rt??r/) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti. Today Winterthur is a service and high tech industry centre, but many people make use of its proximity to Zurich, which is only 18 minutes by train.

Winterthur is connected to Germany and Italy by direct trains and enjoys excellent links to Zurich Airport. It is also a regional transportation hub: the A1 motorway from Geneva through to St. Margrethen connects in Winterthur with the A4 motorway heading north toward Schaffhausen and the A7 motorway heading close to the Swiss-German border at Kreuzlingen. There are also roads leading to other places such as Turbenthal. The Station of Winterthur is one of the highest frequented Stations of Switzerland. FC Winterthur is the local football side.

Guide Books about Winterthur and Switzerland 

Insight Guide Switzerland (Insight Guides)

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The Rough Guide to Switzerland, 1st Edition (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

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Switzerland - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture

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The Canton of Zurich 

The Canton of Zürich (German: Kanton ) has a population (in 2007) of about 1.3 million. The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch. In English the name of the canton is often written without an umlaut.

Winterthur Business Links 

TECHNOPARK Winterthur - Zentrum für Innovation | www.TECHNOPARK-WINTERTHUR.ch
The business center for start-ups in Winterthur
gruenden.ch - Die Gründungsplattform des Kantons Zürich - gruenden.ch:
Die Gründungsplattform des Kantons Zürich
Information for company founders
Standort Winterthur:
Standortförderung Region Winterthur. Office of the Business Promotion Department city of Winterthur

Winterthur Photos 

the Show begins by CoreForce

the Show begins

in the works by CoreForce

in the works

Goldfinch, F, 7/2009, Del. by kellycolganazar

Goldfinch, F, 7/2009...

Engine #1 by Simon Aughton

Engine #1

Engine #2 by Simon Aughton

Engine #2

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Switzerland 

Switzerland (The Swiss German name is also sometimes spelt as Schwyz or Schwiiz. Schwyz is also the standard German (and international) name of one of the Swiss cantons. , , ), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western EuropeOr Central Europe depending on the definition. See Geography of Switzerland where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.

Switzerland is a landlocked country whose territory is geographically divided between the Alps, the Central Plateau and the Jura; adding together an area of . The Swiss population of approximately 7.7 million people concentrates mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres of Zürich and Geneva. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world by per capita gross domestic product, with a nominal per capita GDP of $67,384. Zürich and Geneva have respectively been ranked as having the second and third highest quality of life in the world.Swiss and German cities dominate ranking of best cities in the world

The Swiss Confederation has a long history of neutrality?it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815?and was one of the last countries to join the United Nations. Switzerland is home to many international organisations, including the World Economic Forum, the International Olympic Committee, the Red Cross, the World Trade Organization and the second largest UN office. On the European level it was a founder of the European Free Trade Association and is part of the Schengen Agreement.

Switzerland comprises three main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, and Italian, to which the Romansh-speaking valleys are added. The Swiss therefore do not form a nation in the sense of a common ethnic or linguistic identity. The strong sense of belonging to the country is founded on the common historical background, shared values (federalism, direct democracy, neutrality)Constitutional Patriotism and Exclusion: the Swiss Case euroculturemaster.org. Retrieved on 2009-07-30 and Alpine symbolism.In Search of Natural Identity: Alpine Landscape and the Reconstruction of the Swiss Nation. journals.cambridge.org. Retrieved on 2009-07-30 The establishment of the Swiss Confederation is traditionally dated to 1 August 1291; Swiss National Day is celebrated on the anniversary.

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