Werd (Zürich)

Werd is a quarter in district 4, Aussersihl in Zürich, Switzerland.

The three quarters of district 4, Aussersihl are Werd, Langstrasse and Hard.

Werd (an old German word for river island) was formerly a municipality of Aussersihl, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.

Werdinsel refers to the name of the district, but it is a Limmat island situated in Zürich-Höngg.

This Canton of Zürich location article is a stub.

Werd and Friesenberg (in the foreground) as seen from Uetliberg (October 2009)