Zürich City is located at the end of lake Zürich ("Zürichsee") on both sides of the river "Limmat" (therefore the name "Limmatstadt").

The employment laws are less restrictive as nearby Germany or France.

Since January 28, 2009: Home of Europe's best ice hockey team, the ZSC Lions - winner of the Champions Hockey League 2008-2009 and the Victoria Cup 2009 . The highest temperature of the month March in 2014 was on the 20th at 20.6 °C (69.1 °F) during a sunny afternoon and the lowest temperature was on the 25th at −0.4 °C (31.3 °F) during the night/early morning.Zürich has an average of 1,544 hours of sunshine per year and shines on 38% of its potential time throughout the year. The highest recorded temperature in Zürich was 37.7 °C (100 °F), recorded on July 1947, and typically the warmest day reaches an average of 32.2 °C (90.0 °F).Spring and autumn are generally cool to mild, but sometimes with large differences between warm and cold days even during the same year. The water table of Lake Zürich is 405.94 metres above sea-level. Two large expansions of the city limits occurred in 1893 and in 1934 when the city of Zürich merged with many surrounding municipalities, that had been growing increasingly together since the 19th century.

As a result, the city is home to many multilingual people and employees generally demonstrate a high degree of motivation and a low level of absenteeism.

Zürich, largest city of Switzerland and capital of the canton of Zürich.Located in an Alpine setting at the northwestern end of Lake Zürich, this financial, cultural, and industrial centre stretches out between two forested chains of hills, about 40 miles (60 km) from the northern foothills of the Alps.Two rivers, the Limmat and Sihl, run through the city. About 70% of the visitors to the city use the tram or bus, and about half of the journeys within the municipality take place on public transport.Zürich is a mixed hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. From the northwest to the southeast, the height of the mostly wooded knolls generally increases: the Gubrist (615 m or 2,018 ft), the Hönggerberg (541 m or 1,775 ft), the The northernmost part of the municipality extends to the plain of the Glatt valley and to the saddle which makes the connection between the Glattal and Furttal. The sunny and desirable residential areas in the hills overlooking Zürich, Waidberg and Zürichberg, and the bottom part of the slope on the western side of the valley on the Uetliberg, are also densely built. From 1847, the In 1893, the twelve outlying districts were incorporated into Zürich, including Aussersihl, the workman's quarter on the left bank of the Sihl, and additional land was reclaimed from Lake Zürich.In 1934, eight additional districts in the north and west of Zürich were incorporated. ETH achieved its reputation particularly in the fields of chemistry, mathematics and physics and there are 21 Nobel Laureates who are associated with the institution. Technology new start, FinTech and others in MedTech secure good seed and starter funding.The SIX Swiss Exchange goes back more than 150 years.

As of January 2020 the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the urban area (agglomeration) 1.315 million (2009) and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). But when in 1845 the Radicals regained power at Zürich, which was again the Federal capital for 1845–46, Zürich took the lead in opposing the Extensive developments took place during the 19th century.

Archaeologists revealed that she was approximately 40 years old when she died and likely carried out little physical labor when she was alive.

The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zürich is its capital. Small and middle sized companies are important contributors to the economy of the canton of Zürich. The last election of the Municipal Council was held on 4 March 2018 for the mandate period of 2018–2022.On its west side, the Limmat valley is flanked by the wooded heights of the The northeast side of the Limmat valley includes a range of hills, which marks the watershed between the Limmat and the Glatt.

There are specific maps available for hiking and walking trails throughout Switzerland. Today, the city is divided into twelve districts (known as Most of the district boundaries are fairly similar to the original boundaries of the previously existing municipalities before they were incorporated into the city of Zürich.