Early history History of Zürich

numerous lake-side settlements neolithic , bronze age have been found, such in zürich pressehaus , zürich mozartstrasse. settlements found in 1800s, submerged in lake zürich. located on swamp land between limmat , lake zürich around sechseläutzenplatz on small islands , peninsulas in zürich, prehistoric pile dwellings around lake zürich set on piles protect against occasional flooding linth , jona. zürich–enge alpenquai located on lake zürich lakeshore in enge, locality of municipality of zürich. neighbored settlements @ kleiner hafner , grosser hafner on peninsula respectively island in effluence of limmat, within area of 0.2 square kilometres (49.42 acres) in city of zürich. being part of 56 swiss sites of unesco worl heritage site prehistoric pile dwellings around alps, settlement listed in swiss inventory of cultural property of national , regional significance class object.

in 2004, traces of unknown pre-roman celtic (la tène culture) settlement discovered, center of lay on lindenhof hill respectively area around münsterhof square besides limmat. celtic helvetians had settlement when succeeded romans, established custom station here goods going , coming italy. @ later vicus turicum, in first 1st century bc or earlier, celts settled @ lindenhof oppidium. in 1890, so-called potin lumps found, largest weights 59.2 kilograms (131 lb) @ prehistoric pile dwelling settlement alpenquai. pieces consist of large number of fused celtic coins, mixed charcoal remnants. of 18,000 coins originate eastern gaul, others of zürich type, assigned local helvetii, date around 100 bc. there s island sanctuary of helvetii in connection settlement @ preceding oppidi uetliberg on former grosser hafner island. @ sechseläutenplatz on effluence of limmat on lake zürich lake shore.

the roman vicus turicum first belonged province of gallia belgica, , germania superior ad 90. following constantine s reform of empire in 318, border between praetorian prefectures of gaul , italy east of turicum crossing linth between lake zürich , walensee. roman turicum not fortified, there small garrison @ tax-collecting point, set not on border, downstream of lake zürich, goods entering gaul loaded onto larger ships. south of castle, @ location of st. peter church, there temple jupiter. earliest record of town s name preserved on 2nd-century tombstone found in 18th century on lindenhof, referring roman castle sta(tio) tur(i)cen(sis) .

christianity introduced in 3rd century felix , regula, whom exuperantius afterwards associated. according legend, felix , regula executed @ location of wasserkirche in 286.

the alamanni settled in swiss plateau 5th century, roman castle persisted 7th century. earliest manuscript mention of settlement, castellum turegum, describes mission of columban in 610. 8th-century list of toponyms ravenna mentions ziurichi. there legendary account of alamannic duke uotila residing on, , giving name to, uetliberg.