In the city of Winterthur, in the canton of Zürich in northern Switzerland

 Winterthur is a city of contrasts, where the industrial past meets the artistic present. Located just a short train ride from Zurich, Winterthur offers a rich variety of attractions for culture lovers, nature enthusiasts, and history buffs.

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(in the canton of Zürich in northern Switzerland) Winterthur, with over 110,000 residents, is the country's sixth-largest city by population. Located about 20 kilometers (12 mi.) northeast of Zürich, Winterthur's official language is German, though the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect, Zürich German. (Winterthur is usually abbreviated as Winti in the local dialect and by its inhabitants.)

+ One can explore the largest pedestrian zone in Switzerland here, where you can admire the medieval architecture and browse the charming shops and cafes. You can also visit some of the many museums in Winterthur, such as the Oskar Reinhart Museum am Römerholz, which displays masterpieces of modern art, the Technorama, which invites you to experiment with science and technology, or the Fotostiftung Schweiz, which showcases Swiss and European photography.

+ Winterthur is found in a wooded basin east of the Töss River, northeast of Zürich ( the largest city in Switzerland). (The Roman settlement of Vitodurum was on the site of the city’s northeastern suburb of Ober-Winterthur.) Winterthur was founded about 1175 by the counts of Kyburg, who granted it a charter with extensive privileges. It was inherited in 1264 by the Habsburgs, who sold it to the city of Zürich in 1467. Notable landmarks include the Town Church of St. Laurenz), the Town Hall, and the Assembly Hall. Notable among the advanced schools is the Technikum, Switzerland’s largest school of technology. The city’s picture gallery Collection Oskar, Reinhart am Römerholz (and its symphony orchestra) are well known.

+ Vitudurum was a vicus in what is now Oberwinterthur during the Roman era. It was fortified into a castrum at the end of the third century. The counts of Winterthur, a cadet branch of the family of the counts of Bregenz, built Kyburg castle in the 10 century. Winterthur as a city was founded by Hartmann III of Dillingen in 1180. From 1180 to 1263, Winterthur was ruled by the cadet line of the House of Kyburg. When the counts of Kyburg xxbecame extinct in the male line in 1263, Winterthur passed to the House of Habsburg, who granted city rights to Winterthur in the same year. From 1415 until 1442 Winterthur was subject only to the Holy Roman Emperor). In the Old Zürich War they lost this freedom and came back under the control of the Austrian Habsburgs. In 1467, the Habsburgs sold Winterthur to the city of Zürich. This ended in 1798, when Napoleonic troops took the town. On 27 May 1799, it was the site of the Battle of Winterthur between elements of the French Army of the Danube and elements of the Habsburg army, during the War of the Second Coalition, in the French Revolutionary Wars.