Canton of Zurich
Map of Canton of Zurich
010 km (6.2 mi)20 km (12 mi)30 km (19 mi)40 km (25 mi)
Height
329 m (1080 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 450 m (1480 ft), 550 m (1800 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), 850 m (2790 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1150 m (3770 ft), 1200 m (3940 ft), Max altitude 1241 m (4070 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Canton of Zurich
Height from south to north in Canton of Zurich
1Limmat384 to 466 m2Rhine345 to 475 m3Reuss382 to 389 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Zurich
Population: 1,620,020 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 1,729 km² / 668 sq mi
Created: 1351
Subdivisions: 12
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Schnebelhorn (1 291 m)
Lowest point: High Rhine (330 m)
Borders
- Canton of Zug — South
- Canton of Aargau — West
- Canton of Schwyz — South
- Canton of Schaffhausen — North
- Canton of Thurgau — Northeast
- Canton of St. Gallen — Southeast
- Baden-Württemberg — North
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00