Winterthur: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Winterthur is considered a former industrial city and today a service, education, culture and leisure centre with 16 museums. This is a concrete point of reference for travellers who would like to focus their stay on culture. You can rent a holiday apartment in Winterthur.

Culture and History

Winterthur’s archaeological history dates back to the Bronze Age; however, the finds from the Bronze Age are sparse.

Hegi Castle is a mapped site approximately 3.1 kilometres northeast of the centre of Winterthur. In the wider Winterthur area, Girsberg Castle is approximately 16.6 kilometres to the north and Burg approximately 27.2 kilometres northwest of the centre. Also in the wider area are the Männedorf otter enclosure approximately 27.0 kilometres to the south, Werd Island approximately 20.2 kilometres northeast, Auenberg approximately 24.7 kilometres southeast, Adlisberg approximately 17.6 kilometres southwest and Seebuck approximately 24.7 kilometres north of the centre of Winterthur.

In 2021, Winterthur’s post-industrial district around the railway station was associated with medieval heritage and nighttime venues.

Following these cultural and historical points of reference, the Winterthur selection can also be categorised by place names: Altikon, Brütten, Dinhard, Elgg, Elsau, Hettlingen, Hofstetten and Neftenbach. Further location pages in the selection lead to Pfungen, Rickenbach, Turbenthal, Wiesendangen and Winterthur.

Getting There

Zurich Airport is located 15 kilometres southwest of Winterthur.

Winterthur railway station is considered a railway hub with one of the highest passenger frequencies in Switzerland.

For the higher-level travel overview: Zurich.