Enge (Swiss Standard German pronunciation:[ˈɛŋɛ]ⓘ) is a quarter inDistrict 2 ofZürich, Switzerland.
Enge was incorporated into Zürich in 1893, along with 11 other formerly independentmunicipalities.[1] In 2011, the population was 8,597.[2] Enge, which is only 2.4 km2, is the smallest neighbourhood in district 2.
Zürich Enge railway station is a stop ofZürich S-Bahn on the linesS2,S8,S21 andS24.
Enge is located in prehistoric swampland on small islands aroundSechseläutenplatz andpeninsulas in Zürich. It is situated between theLimmat andLake Zurich.Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich were set on piles in order to protect against the occasional flooding of the riversLinth andJona.Zürich–Enge Alpenquai, a locality of themunicipality of Zürich, is located on the shore of Lake Zurich in Enge. It was bordered by the settlements atKleiner Hafner andGrosser Hafner on a peninsula island in the effluence of the Limmat, within an area of about 0.2 square kilometres (49.42 acres) in Zürich. It is one of 56 Swiss sites of theUNESCO World Heritage SitePrehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps,[3][4] the settlement is also listed in theSwiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as aClass object, as well as theArboretum including theVoliere Zürich,[5] as part of the so-calledQuaianlagen.[6]
TheSynagoge Zürich Löwenstrasse is also listed as aClass B object of regional importance,[7] The library of theIsraelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ) in Zürich-Enge at theArboretum Zürich is listed as aClass A object of national importance.[8]
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