Weinplatz (Zürich)
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Weinplatz as seen from Limmatquai, Rathausbrücke in the foreground, Storchen hotel to the left, Schwert tower to the right.
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| Type | pedestrian |
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| Owner | City of Zürich |
| Addresses | Weinplatz |
| Location | Zürich-Lindenhof, Switzerland |
| Postal code | 8001 |
| Coordinates | 47°22′19″N 8°32′31″E / 47.372°N 8.542°E |
Weinplatz (literally: Wine plaza) is a popular public square adjacent to the Gmüesbrugg bridge and the historical Schipfe quarter.
Weinplatz is situated in the historical center of Zürich, previously known as Celtic-Roman Turicum, on the southeastern foothill of the Lindenhof, right westernly of the Rathausbrücke bridge-plaza, north of the Münsterhof plaza, and southernly of the Schipfe quarter on the eastern bank of the Limmat.
Located next to the Rathausbrücke, public transport is provided by the Zürich tram lines 2, 4, and 15. At the Storchen stop, Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft provides also public transportation towards Bürkliplatz and Zürichhorn. Individual transportation usually is prohibited. The area is part of the pedestrian zone in the old town of Zürich, hence, vehicle traffic is limited between lower Limmatquai downstream and the Bellevueplatz square upstream.
In 70/75 AD a harbor district rose on the newly acquired lands on the Limmat riverbank at the foot of the former Oppidum Lindenhof at the Schipfe–Weinplatz area, and the settlement area of the Gallo-Roman Turicum was extended on the right bank of the Limmat at the present Limmatquai. Public buildings made of stone and paved roads were built. Suggested by the recent archaeological evidence uncovered during construction at Münsterbrücke, the present Weinplatz may have been the site of the civilian harbour of the Celtic-Roman Turicum. At the site of the present Weinplatz towards St. Peterhofstatt the remains of remarkable 2nd to 4th century AD Thermae were excavated.
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