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Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 371,767 in 2007; population of urban area is some 1,007,972) and capital of the canton of Zurich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre (the political capital of Switzerland being Bern), and is widely considered to be one of the world's global cities. According to several surveys in 2006 and 2007, Zurich was named the city with the "best quality of life" in the world. The city is situated where the river Limmat issues from the north-western end of Lake Zurich. There are officially 371,767 people (since March 31st 2007) living in Switzerland's largest city. 30.0% of the registered inhabitants of Zurich do not hold Swiss citizenship, which is 111,530 people. German citizens make up the largest group of foreigners in the city with 17.4%, followed by immigrants from Italy and Serbia. The official language used by the government and in most publications is German, while the most commonly spoken dialect in Zurich is Zürichdeutsch (Zurich German), which is a local dialect of Swiss German. As of 2000, German is the mother-tongue of 77.7% of the population. Italian is the second-most common native language at 4.7% of the population. UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss Re, and many other financial institutions have their headquarters in Zurich, the commercial center of Switzerland. Zurich is the world's primary centre for offshore banking, mainly due to Swiss bank secrecy. The financial sector accounts for about one quarter of the city's economic activities. The Swiss Stock Exchange is also located in Zurich. The success of the Greater Zurich Economic Area as one of the most important in the world is due to many factors: The very low tax rate and the possibility for foreign companies and private persons to optimize their tax burden by personalized tax agreement with the Tax Authorities is surely one of the key points.
This practice often causes conflicts with Switzerland's neighbours in Europe, who do not like this type of successful and aggressive strategy for attracting large corporations and service/research centers, such as IBM, General Motors Europe, Google, Microsoft,Dow Chemical, and Pfizer. The fact that Switzerland does not have an inheritance tax is also an important attraction for wealthy private persons. Zurich offers a lot of variety when it comes for night-time leisure. It became one of the capitals of Europe's electronic music scene and is the host city of the world-famous Street Parade, which takes place in August every year.
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- Eurovapor
- First Battle of Zurich
- History of Zürich
- Second Battle of Zurich
- Zurich
- Zurich
- Villa Wegmann
- Zürich Stadelhofen
- Bahnhof Stadelhofen mit Perronanlagen
- Haus zum Sonnenhof sowie Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv
- Villa zum Schönbühl
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung
- Zurich Opera House
- Opernhaus
- Sechseläuten
- Ringier AG
- Schauspielhaus Zürich
- Kunsthaus
- Kunsthaus Zürich
- Seefeld (Zurich)
- Villa Tobler
- Haus zum Kiel / zum Lindentor
- Katholische Kirche St. Antonius
- Grossmünster
- Unteres Zürichseebecken
- Ehemalige Mädchenschule am Grossmünster
- Reformiertes Grossmünster mit Kreuzgang
- Alte Kantonsschule
- Wasserkirche
- Barfüsserkloster (Zürich)
- Kantonsschule Rämibühl
- Frauenbad
- Helmhaus und Wasserkirche
- Villa Bleuler mit Parkanlage
- Geschäftshaus Metropol
- Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten
- Münsterbrücke
- Mühlebach (Zurich)
- Bürkliplatz
- Bürkliplatz
- Waldmann monument
- Zunfthaus zum Rüden
- Gesellschaftshaus zum Rüden
- Schweizerische Nationalbank
- Altstadt (Zurich)
- Haus zum Unteren Rech sowie Baugeschichtliches Archiv der Stadt Zürich (BAZ) und Stadtarchiv
- Haus zum Rechberg
- Harald Naegeli
- Zunfthaus zur Meisen
- Stadthaus
- Zunfthaus zur Meise
- Zunfthaus zur Haue
- Fraumünster
- Reformiertes Fraumünster mit Kreuzgang
- Zurich town hall
- Münsterhof (Zurich)
- Rathaus
- Hottingen (Zurich)
- Rudolf Stüssi
- Schulhaus Hirschengraben
- Thomas-Mann-Archiv der ETH Zürich
- Zürcher Kantonalbank
- Ehemalige Physiologie Universität Zürich sowie Medizinhistorisches Museum der Universität Zürich
- Froschau
- Wohnhaus zum Brunnenhof mit jüdischen Wandmalereien
- Raddampfer Stadt Zürich
- St. Peter, Zurich
- Predigerkirche
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- Confiserie Sprüngli
- Reformierte Kirche St. Peter
- Hauptgebäude der Universität Zürich
- Raddampfer Stadt Rapperswil
- Paradeplatz
- University of Zurich
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- Peterhof / Leuenhof
- Reformierte Kirche Neumünster
- Kongresshaus und Tonhalle
- Schipfe
- Crédit Suisse
- Paläontologisches Museum
- Lindenhof
- Universität
- Lindenhof
- Rotes Schloss
- Altstadt
- Lindenhof hill
- Archiv für Zeitgeschichte der ETH Zürich
- Reformierte Kreuzkirche
- Bahnhofstrasse
- Augustinergasse
- Blindekuh (restaurant)
- ETH Zurich
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
- Medizinhistorisches Archiv am Medizinhistorischen Institut
- University Hospital Zurich
- Arboretum
- Weisses Schloss
- Museum Bellerive
- Amthaus I?IV including Sternwarte Urania
- Centre Le Corbusier
- Botanischer Garten der Universität Zürich
- Urania Sternwarte
- Polybahn
- Pavillon Le Corbusier
- Rennweg (Zurich)
- Villa Egli
- Geschäftshaus zur Trülle
- «Zürich» Versicherungsgesellschaft
- Hirslanden
- Warenhaus Jelmoli
- Fernheizkraftwerk und Maschinenlabor sowie Geologisch mineralogische Ausstellung der ETH
- Sternwarte der ETH Zürich
- Alter botanischer Garten mit Palmenhaus
- Völkerkundemuseum der Universität Zürich
- Swiss Life
- Fluntern
- Chinese Garden Zürich
- Villa Patumbah mit Nebengebäuden und Park
- Doldertalhäuser
- Botanical Garden Zürich
- Zürich Enge
- Swiss Re
- Bibliothek der Israelitischen Cultusgemeinde Zürich
- Hauptbahnhof
- Zürich Hauptbahnhof
- Zürich Hauptbahnhof
- Bahnhof Enge
- Zürichhorn
- Enge (Zurich)
- Leimbach (Zurich)
- Weinegg
- Haus Konstruktiv (new location)
- Haus Konstruktiv (im EWZ-Unterwerk Selnau)
- Sigi Feigel
- Freigut
- Moulagenmuseum
- Riesbach
- Schweizerisches Landesmuseum
- Swiss National Museum
- Reformierte Kirche Enge
- Belvoirpark
- Kantonsschulen Freudenberg und Enge
- Militäranlage (Waffenplatz)
- Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl
- Städtische Sukkulenten-Sammlung
- Villa Rieter
- Platzspitz
- Rietberg Museum
- Villa Wesendonck mit Museum Rietberg
- Werd (Zurich)
- Stauffacher, Zürich
- Foundation E.G. Bührle
- Stiftung Sammlung E G Bührle
- Rieterpark
- Ristorante Cooperativo (1970-2008)
- St. Jakob church, Zürich
- Ristorante Cooperativo (location since 2008)
- Wehrlimühle
- Seebach (Zurich)
- Grand Hotel Dolder
- Tramdepot Burgwies
- Aussersihl
- Oberstrass
- Muraltengut
- Volkshaus
- Helvetiaplatz (Zürich)
- Langstrasse
- Museum of Design Zürich
- Zürichhorn
- Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst sowie Museum
- Rotach Häuser
- Burghölzli
- Sihl
- Zurich District
- A.V. Turicia
- Sihlcity
- Mahmood Mosque (Zürich)
- Milchbuck Tunnel
- District 7 (Zurich)
- Fluntern Cemetery
- Gewerbeschule (Zurich)
- Zürichberg
- Federación Internacional de Futbol Rapido
- FIFA
- Wiedikon
- Witikon
- Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association
- Sihlfeld
- Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft
- Uhrenmuseum zum Rösli
- Kindergarten Wiedikon
- Unterwerk Zürich
- Unterwerk Zürich
- Zürich Zoologischer Garten
- Adlisberg
- District 6 (Zurich)
- Unterstrass
- Hard (Zurich)
- Wollishofen
- Friedhof Zürich Sihlfeld
- Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
- Friesenberg
- Katholische Kirche Felix und Regula
- Zürich Hardbrücke
- Industriequartier (Zurich)
- Civil defense
- Prime Tower (Zurich)
- Ehemalige Fabrikanlage Escher-Wyss
- Escher Wyss (Zurich)
- Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich
- Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich
- Knabenschiessen
- Wipkingen
- Krematorium Zürich Sihlfeld
- Loorenkopf
- Schlachthofanlage
- Letzigrund (former stadium)
- Letzigrund
- Wollishofen
- District 2 (Zurich)
- Freibad Letzigraben
- Schweizer Radio DRS
- Freibad Allenmoos
- Villa Streiff
- Zollikon
- Stadion Zürich (project)
- Hardturm
- Alt-Wiedikon
- Schwamendingen
- Uetliberg TV Tower
- Schwamendingen Mitte
- Uetliberg TV-tower
- Üetliberg
- Käferberg
- Üetliberg
- Saatlen
- Hallenstadion
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