Oberwinterthur

Oberwinterthur
District of the city of Winterthur
District
Flag of Oberwinterthur
Official seal of Oberwinterthur
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZürich
CityWinterthur
Area
 • Total17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi)
Population
 (31. Dec. 2012)
 • Total21,748
District number2
QuartersTalacker
Guggenbühl
Zinzikon
Reutlingen
Stadel
Grüze
Hegmatten
Hegi
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Oberwinterthur is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 2.

The district comprises the quarters Talacker, Guggenbühl, Zinzikon, Reutlingen, Stadel, Grüze, Hegmatten and Hegi.

Oberwinterthur was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922, and the location of the Roman Vicus Vitudurum.

Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1934)