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Kreis 1 Winterthur-Stadt

Winterthur

Kreis 1 Winterthur-Stadt is one of 7 city districts of Winterthur and covers 6 statistical quarters with 22'161 residents between them. The district sits between the municipality and the quarter — it is not a postal delivery area and does not line up with postal codes.

MunicipalityWinterthurCantonZurich

The district in numbers

BFS · 2024
Residents
22'161
Quarters
6
Households
10'727
Foreign
22.0%

No median age is given for the district: a weighted mean of per-quarter medians is not a median. Median ages are shown per quarter.

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Quarters in this district

BFS · 6
Lind
5'804Residents
Median age
39.7
Foreign
20.6%
Tössfeld
4'203Residents
Median age
36
Foreign
27.7%
Neuwiesen
4'125Residents
Median age
36.8
Foreign
24.5%
Heiligberg
3'888Residents
Median age
39.3
Foreign
16.5%
Brühlberg
2'107Residents
Median age
37.9
Foreign
20.5%
Altstadt
2'034Residents
Median age
36.8
Foreign
21.6%

Other city districts in Winterthur

6
Kreis 2 Oberwinterthur25'621Kreis 3 Seen20'854Kreis 4 Töss11'584Kreis 5 Veltheim10'045Kreis 6 Wülflingen17'159Kreis 7 Mattenbach12'452

Frequently asked questions

Which quarters belong to Kreis 1 Winterthur-Stadt in Winterthur?
Kreis 1 Winterthur-Stadt contains 6 statistical quarters: Lind, Tössfeld, Neuwiesen, Heiligberg, Brühlberg, Altstadt. Together they have 22'161 residents (BFS, 2024).
Does Kreis 1 Winterthur-Stadt have its own postal code?
No. City districts are a statistical and political subdivision of the municipality, while postal codes are delivery areas — the boundaries do not coincide.

City districts exist only in Zürich (12) and Winterthur (7). No other Swiss municipality has this level.