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Historical interest: Zurich
    
The city of Zürich started as a Roman customs post by the name of Turicum.
Expansion thereafter was slow, but merchants trading in textiles gradually increased
the financial clout of the town.
In 1218 Zurich graduated to the status of a free city under the Holy Roman
Empire; and in 1336 the increasingly powerful merchants and artisans formed
guilds that took over the governing of the city.
Zürich's reputation as a cultural and intellectual centre began after
it joined the Swiss Confederation in 1351. From 1519 onwards, Huldrych Zwingli
helped things along with his teachings during the Reformation. He became a key
figure in the running of the city until his death in 1531.
Zürich's intellectual and artistic tradition continued during WWI with
Lenin, Trotsky, Tristan Tzara, Hans Arp and James Joyce. In 1916, the Dada art
movement was born in Zürich with the creation of the artist tavern, known
as Cabaret Voltaire, by Hugo Ball.
On the financial side, Zürich's international status as an industrial
and business centre is largely due to the efforts of the energetic administrator
and railway magnate Alfred Escher (1819-1882). In 1877, Zürich's stock
exchange was founded, and it is still the most important in the country. Today
Zurich remains Switzerland's commercial and financial hub, and the canton is
the country's most affluent.
Selection of hotels in this region:
Hotel Bristol | | Comfort Inn Royal | | Zurich Marriott Hotel | | Sofitel Zurich | | Arabella Sheraton Neues Schloss Zurich | | Swissotel Zurich | | Claridge Hotel Tiefenau Zurich | | Leoneck Hotel | | Hotel Glaernischhof Zurich | | Hotel Montana | |
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