Night view of Zurich Photo Print

Night view of Zurich. Zurich is a city in the northeast of Switzerland. The capital of the German-speaking canton of Zurich and the administrative centre of the same district. Zurich is the largest city in the country. Located on the shore of Lake Zurich when leaving the Limmat River, in the valley between the mountain peaks of Utliberg and Zurichberg. Refers to global cities. The largest financial centre of Switzerland is the headquarters of insurance companies and banks. The Roman-Gothic cathedrals of Grossmünster, Fraumünster and St. Peter's Church rise above the historical centre. On the island there is a Renaissance town hall. In ancient times, in the place of Zurich, there was a Celtic-German settlement, in the I century BC. E. Which received the Roman name Turicum. As the city was first mentioned in 929 year. In the XIII-XVII centuries it was an imperial city. In the 14th century he joined the Swiss Union. In the XVI century, one of the centres of the Reformation, led by Zwingli. In the second half of the XIX century it became the financial centre of the country.