Wiedikon

Wiedikon
District of the city of Zurich
District
Official seal of Wiedikon
Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°31′E / 47.367°N 8.517°E / 47.367; 8.517
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
CityZurich
Area
 • Total
8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (31. Dec. 2005)
 • Total
45,885
 • Density5,305/km2 (13,740/sq mi)
District Number3
QuartersAlt-Wiedikon
Sihlfeld
Friesenberg
Wiedikon as seen from Uetliberg (October 2009)
Sihlcity shopping mall
Wiedikon (centered) on Murerplan (1566)

Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It corresponds to District number 3 and comprises the neighborhoods of Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.

Wiedikon was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.

Aerial view (1968)