Zürich, Switzerland
This is an unused postcard printed in Switzerland by Verlag
Beringer & Pampaluchi. It has the
identifier: Z417, printed at the lower
left corner on the reverse. No
photographer credits were given on the card.
The picture shows the city of Zürich, Switzerland, the Alps in the far
background, and the River Limmat. The card was found and purchased at a local antique mall.
Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland and is the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located on Lake Zürich. The Limmat river commences at the outfall of the lake and flows in a northwesterly direction where it joins the river Aare just north of the town of Brugg. The card shows a picturesque city with multiple bridges crossing the river. Like many rivers in Switzerland the Limmat is used for the production of hydroelectric power. It was also an important navigation route in the 12th and 13th centuries. Today much of the river can be used by only by small craft because it has many locks or boat lifts associated with the power plants.
Photo from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zürich, ca 1900
[credit: Anonymous, Public Domain, Zentralbibliothek Zürich--Zürich Bahnhofplatz-000006617 1.jpg]
Since I am partial to vintage postcards, I could not resist including this additional postcard with a public domain picture of the Zürich Train station plaza taken after 1882, possibly around 1900, that was included in the Wikipedia article.
Although the Romans founded the city and called it Turicum more than 2,000 years ago, evidence of some human presence can be found as early as 6400 years ago. In 1519 Zürich became a primary center of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.
There are many museums, art galleries and theaters. German is the official language. Zürich was ranked among the ten most livable cities in the world in 2019.
For additional information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zürich
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limmat
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