Oberstrass

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Oberstrass
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Oberstrass and Irchelpark as seen from Uetliberg, Oerlikon (to the left) and Seebach in the background (October 2009)
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The quarter of Oberstrass in Zurich
Coordinates: 47°23′08″N8°32′58″E / 47.38556°N 8.54944°E / 47.38556; 8.54944
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
City Zurich
District 6
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Funicular Rigiblick

Oberstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich. [1]

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It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893. [1] As of 2025, the quarter has a population of 11,083 distributed on an area of 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi). [2]

The Rigiblick funicular can be found in Oberstrass as one of two funiculars within the city of Zurich.

Built in 1901 as Rigiblick restaurant, the former Gastsaal was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Illi, Martin (14 September 2010). "Oberstrass". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  2. ↑ Quartierspiegel Oberstrass (PDF) (Report) (in Swiss High German). Statistik Stadt Zürich. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Theater Rigiblick in: Tobias Hoffmann-Allenspach (2013-12-05). "Theatersaal Rigiblick, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-30.

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