10 Sights in Winterthur, Switzerland (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Winterthur, Switzerland. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 10 sights are available in Winterthur, Switzerland.

Sightseeing Tours in Winterthur

1. Kunst Museum Winterthur / Reinhart am Stadtgarten

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The Kunstmuseum Winterthur | Reinhart am Stadtgarten, formerly Museum Oskar Reinhart, is an art museum in Winterthur, Switzerland. It is located adjacent to the old town on Stadthausstrasse, surrounded by the Stadtgarten. Since 2018, it has been run by the Kunstverein Winterthur under the umbrella of the Kunst Museum Winterthur, together with the former Kunstmuseum Winterthur and the Villa Flora, which is currently being renovated.

Wikipedia: Kunst Museum Winterthur – Reinhart am Stadtgarten (DE), Website

2. Kunsthalle Winterthur

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The Kunsthalle Winterthur is an art museum in Winterthur, Germany. It is located on the upper floor of the former weighing house in Winterthur's old town, which is listed on the list of cultural assets of national importance. Every year, the Kunsthalle presents five to six temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, including international positions as well as those by Winterthur artists.

Wikipedia: Kunsthalle Winterthur (DE)

3. Stadtkirche

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The city church of Winterthur is the Protestant-reformed city church of Winterthur and as such one of the symbols of Winterthur. The federal church is of national importance in the Canton of Zurich in the list of cultural goods. It is reminiscent of the three city saints of St. Laurentius, St. Alban and St. Pankratius.

Wikipedia: Stadtkirche Winterthur (DE)

4. Burg Rossberg

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Rossberg Castle is an abandoned hill castle (motte) south of Winterthur in the area of the Winterthur Aussenwacht Rossberg, near the village of Kemptthal. One of the castle's possessions at that time was the farm with the Rossberg chapel, which is located about 800 metres north of the castle and still exists today.

Wikipedia: Burg Rossberg (DE)

5. Kirche St. Marien

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The Church of St. Marien is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Winterthur. It stands in the Oberwinterthur district and is the fourth oldest Catholic church in the city after the Church of St. Peter and Paul, St. Josef and Heart of Jesus.

Wikipedia: St. Marien (Winterthur-Oberwinterthur) (DE)

6. Rathaus

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Winterthur's town hall is the seat of the Great Municipal Council and home to the Briner+Kern museum, several shops and a bistro. The town hall is listed by the Confederation as a cultural property of national importance in the Canton of Zurich.

Wikipedia: Rathaus (Winterthur) (DE)

7. Burgstelle Buch

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Buch Castle is an abandoned castle in Winterthur, Germany, which was located on the slope of the Dättnauerberg between Dättnau and Brütten, which is now known as Schlösslibuck or Maierislibuck. It was the seat of the Knights of Brütten.

Wikipedia: Burg Buch (Winterthur) (DE)

8. Chöpfi

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The Chöpfi is a sandstone outcrop on the outskirts of Winterthur. It lies below the highest point on the southern slope of the Wolfensberg above Wülflingen. The Chöpfi is a popular excursion destination.

Wikipedia: Chöpfi (DE)

9. Ruine Kloster Berenberg

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Ruine Kloster Berenberg

The Mariazell monastery on the Beerenberg was a Augustinian canons, the ruins of which are located on the eastern slope of the Beerenberg, west of Wülflingen, a city district of Winterthur in Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Kloster Beerenberg (DE)

10. Burgstelle Hoh Wülflingen

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The castle site of Hoh-Wülflingen or Hoch-Wülflingen is an abandoned hilltop castle in Winterthur in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is classified as a cultural asset of regional importance.

Wikipedia: Burgstelle Hoh-Wülflingen (DE)

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