Winterthur-Swizerland

This city (pop. 85,000) is quite famous for its artwork. Visit the
Oskar-Reinhart Foundation Museum, where paintings by Swiss, German
and Austrian artists are on display. There is also a nice fine arts
museum in town, as well. The Collegium Musicum (founded in 1629) stages
wonderful concerts. Nearby is the Kyburg Castle that is worth watching.


Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland.
It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more
than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it
is usually abbreviated to Winti. Today Winterthur is a service and high
tech industry centre, but many people make use of its proximity to
Zürich, which lies approximately 19 miles (31 km) to the south-east,
and only 18 minutes by train.

Winterthur is connected to Germany and Italy by direct trains and enjoys
excellent links to Zurich Airport. It is also a regional transportation
hub: the A1 motorway from Geneva through to St. Margrethen connects in
Winterthur with the A4 motorway heading north toward Schaffhausen and the
A7 motorway heading close to the Swiss-German border at Kreuzlingen.
There are also roads leading to other places such as Turbenthal. The
Station of Winterthur is one of the highest frequented Stations of
Switzerland. FC Winterthur is the local football side.