Winterthur

Winterthur is Switzerland's 6th largest city.

Winterthur Halal Travel Guide

In the late 19th and early 20th century, local companies such as Rieter and Sulzer turned the formally quiet little town into a booming industrial city with an incredible wealth and ever-growing workforce. Diesel engines built in Winterthur powered large ships on all seven seas, while Winterthur-built textile appliances were in service worldwide.

Starting in the 1970s and 80s, blue collar jobs started to be outsourced to countries with lower wages and unemployment rose in Winterthur. Factories were standing still and entire neighborhoods turned into "ghost towns".

However and the IT and Telco boom as well as smart decisions by the local authorities have helped to redevelop those areas into new economy and urban lifestyle areas with many offices, restaurants, schools and even a go-kart racing track.

Winterthur has also positioned itself as a cultural city with many different museums, among them the Oskar Reinhart Museum am Römerholz exhibitioning modern art and the Technorama science center and the Fotostiftung Schweiz showing Swiss and European photography.

Travel as a Muslim to Winterthur

Muslim Friendly Rail Holidays in Winterthur

There are direct trains to Winterthur train station GPS 47.5003, 8.7240 - from Zurich, Zurich Airport, Berne, Geneva, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Basel and Munich. Winterthur is only 20 minutes away from Zurich or 15 minutes from the Zurich Airport.

Timetables

• Swiss Federal Railway for national and international trains.
• Public transportation company of the Canton Zurich (local buses, boats on the lake of Zurich, trains)

By car

Use the highway from Zurich, St.Gallen, Kreuzlingen or Schaffhausen.

Get Around

GPS: 47.504|8.729

Public Transport

On Public Transport in the canton of Zurich is useful information on getting around and what to do in the canton of Zurich. Use the Swiss Federal Railway Site for Public transport and its fares in Switzerland.

Local vehicle rentals

• There is Mietauto AG in Töss, take Bus 5 to the station "Schwimmbad". The vehicle rental is on the other side of the bridge.
• Künzli Autovermietung AG at the train station in Oberwinterthur
• Hertz is right in the downtown at the Kasernengarage.
• Miet-Transporter] in Winterthur Hegi next by the MediaMarkt Shop (Hintermühlenstrasse 4, 8409 Winterthur)

What to See

There are 17 museums in Winterthur. [https://e=3&Seite=0 Here you can find more.

• Technorama - Swiss Science Centre - GPS: Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 5PM Swiss_Science_Center_Technorama A good place to spend a rainy day with kids. Lots of hands-on experiments. It offers an experimental environment to improve visitors' knowledge about natural phenomena in a self-directed way. There are over 500 exhibits respectively "experiment stations" and wide-ranging "laboratory facilities". Technorama claims to be "one of the largest – and on account of its quality and its exemplary informal educational function – most renowned science centres in the world"
• The Oskar Reinhart Collection - Am Römerholz - GPS: - Comprises around 200 works by European artists spanning the period from late Gothic to the threshold of modern art, with particular emphasis on 19th century French painting.
• Castle Kyburg - A castle first mentioned in 1024 now showing how people lived there around said epoch.

What to Do

• Lake Zurich - GPS: - Boat trips on this nearby lake are enjoyable.
• CityStroll | GPS: Opening Hours: 3 25 English speaking tour through Winterthur including two bar stops.

• If you like football, go visit a home game of FC Winterthur at Schützenwiese and they have an nice stadium with still hand-operated result display.

Study in Winterthur

The most famous school of Winterthur is the ZHAW - Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, which offers mostly technical courses. They also offer some limited language courses. Contact them on their website, if you're interested in studying in Winterthur.

Halal Restaurants in Winterthur

Try the and Micros Restaurant (nice Wintergarden) at the Neuwiesencenter or the Coop Restaurant in the Manor Shopping Center on the 2nd floor. Both are self-service and close to the train station.

For Take-Away food, you can also go for and Micros (same place as Restaurant) and have some salad or noodles, usually around Fr. 6. They have a small coffee there, in which you're welcome to enjoy the food. They also offer Pizza, Sandwiches and other Food, like the famous Swiss "Wähe" (pie) with all kinds of taste, from sweet over salty to spicy. Give it a try, if you like some Swiss food, and not international fast-food. McDonalds, on the other side of the bus station right at the train station, offers you the usual food you're used to everywhere. Keep in mind that a menu costs you somewhere between Fr. 11 to 14, so a visit in and Micros Restaurant is usually cheaper. Different - Halal Kebab take-away places, giving you a large variety of mostly Turkish specialities. For a regular " Halal döner Kebap", you will pay somewhere between Fr. 7 and 8. If you like hot sandwiches, consider Papaya and Sandwiches Kandil, where you get a big, hand crafted one with your chosen ingredients for Fr. 10.

Mid-range

In the ancient part of the city and there are several good restaurants: Trübli, Rössli, Akazie, National, Strauss (all with international kitchen). Swiss specialities are available in Walliser Kanne (Fondue, Raclette) and Sonne (Roesti).

• Restaurant Tandoor - Schützenstrasse 43 GPS: - Best Indian food at very affordable price. Don't forget to order Tandoori Chicken.

Schloss Wülflingen, Taggenberg

• plan b | Zuercherstrasse 7, 8400 Winterthur ☎ +41 522032800 Stylish bar close to the mainstation.

• Fahrenheit | Steinberggasse 65, 8400 Winterthur ☎ +41 52 202 20 00 Modern café. Best cocktails in town. Try their sour! Food at lunchtime, good Vegetarian meals. Very good tea. Come early at weekends.

• Archbar - Archstrasse 2 8400 Winterthur | GPS:

Muslim Friendly hotels in Winterthur

Depot 195 | @.ch - Lagerplatz 4 - GPS: 47.495, 8.718 +41 52 203 13 63 - 10:00 From Fr. 36 for dorm. - Hostel with both dorm and rooms.

Mid-range

• Hotel Ibis (From central station take bus Nr. 1 Töss-bound till "Loki")

• Park Hotel - Stadthausstrasse 4 - GPS: 47.501, 8.732 +41 52 265 02 75 The four star hotel enjoys a unique location in the heart of the idyllic city park, only a few steps away from Winterthur's charming old town. Also bookable online on www.SwissQualityHotels.com

Telecommunications in Winterthur

• Stadtbibliothek am Kirchplatz (City Library), Obere Kirchgasse 6. Some PC's with free access to the Internet. Lots of magazines and newspapers.

Explore more Halal friendly Destinations from Winterthur

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• Rhine Falls - Europe's largest waterfall. Take train S33 (Winterthur-Schaffhausen), it takes about 30 minutes. From Easter to end of October get off the train at 'Schloss Laufen' otherwise leave the train at 'Neuhausen'.Copyright 2015 - 2024. All Rights reserved by eHalal Group Co., Ltd.
  

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