Hottingen (Zurich)

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Coordinates: 47°22′07″N8°33′31″E / 47.36861°N 8.55861°E / 47.36861; 8.55861
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
City	Zurich
District	District 7
Postal code	8032, 8044

Adlisberg and Hottingen, as seen from Uetliberg, Seefeld quarter in the foreground, Grand Hotel Dolder in the background (October 2009)

Grand Hotel Dolder and Hottingen as seen from Lake Zürich

The quarter of Hottingen in Zürich.

Hottingen (Swiss Standard German : Hottinge) ^[1] is a quarter in District 7 of Zurich. ^[2] It was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Zurich in 1893. ^{[3] [4]}

The quarter has a population of 10,100 in an area of 5.05 square kilometres (1.95 sq mi).^{[ citation needed ]}

Hottingen is located on the southern side of the Adlisberg. The upper part of Hottingen is called Dolder and is a residential quarter of Zurich.^{[ citation needed ]}

Points of interests include, besides Adlisberg, the Villa Tobler, its park and the Theater an der Winkelwiese.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable people

• Hermann Bleuler (1837 – 1912), mechanical engineer ^[5]
• Carl Abegg-Arter (1860–1943), textile manufacturer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Sigismund Righini (1870–1937), painter^{[ citation needed ]}

Aerial view (1949)

References

1. Gallmann, Heinz (2009). Zürichdeutsches Wörterbuch[Zurich German Dictionary] (1st ed.). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. p. 671. ISBN   978-3-03823-555-2.
2. Behrens, Nicola; Motschi, Andreas; Schultheiss, Max (25 January 2015). "Zürich (Gemeinde)" [Zurich (Municipality)]. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz[ Historical Dictionary of Switzerland ] (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
3. "Hottingen". The portal for Swiss place name research. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
4. Illi, Martin (23 September 2010). "Hottingen". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz[ Historical Dictionary of Switzerland ] (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
5. Bürgi, Markus (14 May 2024). "Hermann Bleuler". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland . Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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