A recent airport ranking by Handelszeitung ranks airports around the world. 65 aviation experts looked at airport architecture, atmosphere, passenger flow, staff friendliness, relaxation, recreation, restaurant and shopping areas. Geneva airport at rank 50 is far behind third-placed Zurich. Two asian airports, Singapore (first) and Hong Kong (second) take the top spots. Changi Airport in Singapore offers free-to-access […]
Zurich allows Quran distribution on streets against advice of canton
At the beginning of May this year, on the basis of a legal opinion, the canton of Zurich’s head of security advised all municipalities in the canton to ban Quran distribution by the controversial organisation “Lies!”, which translates to “Read!” in English. The organisation has been accused of using Quran distribution as a pretext for recruiting people […]
A small change to Zurich’s parking rules pushed ticket numbers up 21% in 2016
20 Minuten. In 2016, Zurich city raked in more than CHF 60 million in traffic fines, according to the city’s latest financial statements, published on 15 June 2017. The number of tickets issued rose by 20.7% to 503,888, and the reason why is quite clear. At the beginning of 2016, the policy of allowing a standard […]
Zurich mosque shooter Swiss
20 Minutes. According to 20 Minutes, the author of the shooting in an islamic prayer centre in Zurich, is a Swiss citizen aged 24 with Ghanaian roots. The man has also been implicated in the death of a Swiss citizen who was found dead in a Zurich playground. According to the police, neither the shooting […]
Zurich mosque shooting suspect dead, according to police
The Zurich mosque shooting suspect has been found dead according to Zurich police. A body found in the vicinity of the mosque is believed by local police to be that of the individual suspected of injuring three people at the Zurich Islamic Centre located at Eisgasse 6, not far from Zurich’s main train station. According to Bloomberg, police […]
Highly contagious virus killing cats in Zurich
20 Minutes. A dangerous and highly contagious virus has been detected at a veterinary clinic in Zurich. The clinic has decided to accept no more cats for the next two weeks. Fortunately the virus is not transmittable to humans or other animals species. This highly rare form of the feline calicivirus kills around 60% of […]
Siblings carry their severed heads 40 paces to become Zürich’s patron saints
In 3rd century Zürich, Roman soldiers beheaded brother and sister Felix and Regula and their unlucky but exceedingly loyal servant Exuperantius for being Christian converts. Then things got interesting. Legend says they picked up their heads, walked 40 paces (uphill no less), knelt down, prayed, then finally expired. For this miracle, Regula and Felix were […]
West zest – Zürich’s hippest quarter
By Bill Harby Aficionados of über urban culture, get thee to Zürich – specifically, the trendy neighbourhood locals call “Züri West”. You can get started at Im Viadukt, where the neighbourhood’s past and present meld. A railway viaduct hand-built in 1894 to transport coal for the area’s 19th-century factories, today the 36 archways are home […]
Swiss fact: Zurich has Switzerland’s sixth highest percentage of foreign residents
In 2015, 25.5% of Switzerland’s population were foreign, or one in four. However, foreigners were not spread evenly across the country. The canton with the highest percentage of non-Swiss living within its borders was Geneva, where 42.1% of the population lived without a Swiss passport. Next on the list were the cantons of Basel-City (36.2%), […]
Plans unveiled for an exciting new building in Zurich
Plans were recently unveiled for a glitzy new office building in Zurich, designed by famed Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava. The grass-topped masterpiece, which will sit next to Zürich’s Stadelhofen train station, will include a bicycle park for around 1,000 bikes. Currently, the square in front of Switzerland’s seventh busiest station is crowded and littered with bicycles. The […]
