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located on the eastern Käferberg slope respectively on western part of the Hönggerberg hill (officially the campus is named "ETH Hönggerberg", too). ETH Zurich declares it as vision of a university campus and a "City district of brainstorming culture" which will transform the ETH site into a place
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which is now a popular pic-nic site, too. The area is used for recreation and sport on a clearing not far from the ETH-Hönggerberg. There was a project to renew the
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627:Krankenheim
556:trolley bus
545:bus line 80
444:restaurants
367:Hönggerberg
361:, known as
325:Käferberg (
310:Sihl Valley
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90:Coordinates
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1092:Zürichberg
1061:Zürichhorn
1051:Wahlenpark
1021:Rieterpark
1016:Platzspitz
976:Irchelpark
690:References
649:Literature
599:Regensdorf
593:stations.
587:Hardbrücke
585:, between
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541:Frankental
524:ETH Zurich
484:Waidspital
387:Zürichberg
353:, between
331:Chäferberg
189:chain and
175:inner city
100:47°24′19″N
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1087:Uetliberg
1082:Käferberg
1077:Adlisberg
1056:Werdinsel
986:Lindenhof
951:Arboretum
490:inhabit.
460:Centaurea
410:Adlisberg
401:valleys.
383:Milchbuck
351:Affoltern
347:Wipkingen
321:Geography
291:Adlisberg
286:Zürichsee
271:Felsenegg
243:Uetliberg
191:Uetliberg
183:Zürichsee
163:Käferberg
128:Geography
103:8°31′13″E
80:Elevation
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855:16 April
615:Letzinen
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420:Wassberg
415:Öschbrig
406:Waidberg
375:Würenlos
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144:Climbing
133:Location
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819:16 June
755:Italian
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605:History
522:of the
503:Waidbad
499:Freibad
468:Knautia
247:Rümlang
171:summits
61:Rümlang
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937:Zürich
749:French
743:German
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569:lines
520:campus
452:hiking
339:Limmat
179:Zürich
137:Zürich
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