Sobre este lugar
Raised about twenty five meters above the Limmat river, the Lindenhof is a moraine hill that has been the beating heart of Zurich for two thousand years. Beneath its gravel and linden shade lie the ruins of a Roman citadel and, later, a Carolingian imperial palace, layers of history that make this the oldest inhabited ground in the city. Today no fortress remains. Instead the hill has become a serene public terrace where locals bend over oversized chessboards, play boccia in the dappled light, and gaze out over the medieval rooftops toward the twin towers of the Grossmunster. It is both a spectacular viewpoint and a monument to Zurich's proudest legend, when the women of the city are said to have saved it from a Habsburg siege in 1292.
Datos clave
- 428 meters — The hill's height above sea level, rising some 25 meters over the Limmat river below
- 4500 square meters — The size of the Roman citadel that once crowned this strategic hilltop
- 1292 year — When legend says Zurich's women bluffed a Habsburg army into abandoning its siege
📍 Lindenhof 1, 8001, Zürich