Aussersihl
District of the city of Zürich | |
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| Coordinates: 47°22′30″N 8°31′37″E / 47.375°N 8.527°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zürich |
| City | Zürich |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (31. Dec. 2005) | |
| • Total | 26,961 |
| • Density | 9,297/km2 (24,080/sq mi) |
| District Number | 4 |
| Quarters | Werd Langstrasse Hard |
Aussersihl is a district in the Swiss city of Zürich. Known officially as District number 4, the district is known as colloquially Chreis Cheib, cheib being the Zürich German word for an animal cadaver. It earned the name as the area historically contained pits for the deposition of dead animals. It comprises the quarters Werd, Langstrasse and Hard.