Winterthur

Winterthur is a cultural city with many different museums, among them the Oskar Reinhart Museum am Römerholz exhibiting modern art, the Technorama science centre and the Fotostiftung Schweiz showing Swiss and European photography. It is Switzerland's 6th biggest city, with a population of 112,000 in 2018. Wikivoyage

Population 120,376 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Switzerland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Switzerland

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

All 10 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Winterthur Wallrüti 2.0 km, Winterthur Töss 3.3 km, Reutlingen 3.3 km, Räterschen 3.4 km, Wiesendangen 3.4 km, Sennhof-Kyburg 3.9 km, Seuzach 4.0 km, Schottikon 4.6 km, Rickenbach-Attikon 4.9 km, Kollbrunn 5.0 km, Winterthur Wülflingen 5.2 km, Dinhard 5.9 km

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