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The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 m (2,228 feet), overlooking Lake Zürich and located immediately to the east of the city of Zürich, Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers. Its highest point is about 270 metres above the Limmat and it is part of a chain of hills, such as Käferberg, Adlisberg, Forch and Pfannenstiel, between the Greifensee/Glattal and Lake Zürich.

It is a picturesque location, and the lower western side of the hill is now part of the residential district of Zürich. The Zürich Zoo and FIFA's headquarters are located on the Zürichberg as well. There are grand mansions on the roads up the hill, and it is also the location of restaurants and hotels. The upper part of the hill is mostly woodland and a popular recreational area. Zürich tram route 6, the Rigiblick funicular and the Dolderbahn rack railway all run up to different parts of the hill. The Dolderbahn runs up to the Adlisberg, whilst the Zürichberg Tunnel carries trains of the Zürich S-Bahn underneath the hill.

In 1962, the faculty of science of the University of Zürich proposed to establish the Irchelpark campus on the Strickhofareal. The first stage the construction of the university buildings was begun in 1973, and the campus was inaugurated in 1979.[1][2] The construction of the second stage lasted from 1978 to 1983.[2] The campus also houses the anthropological museum Anthropologisches Museum,[3] and the cantonal Staatsarchiv Zürich.[4] Built in 1901 as Rigiblick restaurant, the former Gastsaal was re-opened as Theater Rigiblick in 1984.[5]

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[de] Zürichberg

Der Zürichberg (676 m ü. M.) ist einer der Zürcher Hausberge. Er liegt östlich der Innenstadt zwischen den Tälern der Limmat und der Glatt. Sein höchster Punkt, die Escherhöhe, ist rund 270 Meter über dem Zürichsee. Er ist administrativ in die Quartiere Fluntern und Obertrass unterteilt.

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- [en] Zürichberg

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[fr] Zürichberg

Le Zürichberg (littéralement en allemand : montagne Zurich) est un sommet de faible altitude (675 m) se trouvant principalement sur le territoire de la ville de Zurich, formant sa limite est. Compris entre les rivières Limmat et Glatt, son plus haut point ne s'élève que de 270 mètres au-dessus du cours de la Limmat. Situé au sein de l'agglomération zurichoise, il abrite une forêt ainsi que le siège social de la FIFA.

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[it] Zürichberg

Lo Zürichberg è una collina boscosa che si eleva sino a 679 m dominando il Lago di Zurigo, in Svizzera.

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