Country Switzerland Postal Code 8004 Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 31 ha Kreis 4 1913 ISO 3166 code CH-ZH | Canton Zürich Elevation 410 m (1,350 ft) Vehicle registration ZH ###### Population 4,186 (2012) District District 4, Aussersihl | |
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Werd is a quarter in district 4, Aussersihl in Zürich, Switzerland. The three quarters of district 4, Aussersihl are Werd, Langstrasse and Hard.
Map of Werd, Z%C3%BCrich, Switzerland
Werd is the southern most quarter of district 4 and it borders with the Langstrasse, Quarter of district 4 to the north; the City Quarter of district 1, Altstadt to the east; the Sihlfeld Quarter of district 3, Wiedikon to the west, and the Enge Quarter of district 2, West side of the Lake to the south.
Werd (an old German word for river island) was formerly a municipality of Aussersihl, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The separation into the current districts 3, 4 and 5 dates to 1913.
Werdinsel refers to the name of the district, but it is a Limmat island situated in Zürich-Höngg.
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