Map of Winterthur, Switzerland
Winterthur is a city in Zurich, Switzerland, with a population of about 111,840. It lies at 47.5056°N, 8.7241°E. Winterthur is about 115 km (71 mi) northeast of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Uster, 18 km to the south.
Winterthur at a glance
Country
Region
Zurich
Population
111,840GeoNames
Coordinates
47.5056, 8.724147°30′20″N 8°43′27″E
Time zone
Europe/ZurichUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Bern
115 km (71 mi)
Where is Winterthur?
- The 6th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
- The 2nd largest city in Zurich on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 26 min on the shortest day to 15 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Winterthur
- Uster — 18 km south
- Zürich — 20 km southwest
- Schaffhausen — 22 km north
- Singen — 30 km north, Germany
- Rapperswil — 32 km south
- Konstanz — 38 km northeast, Germany
- Sankt Gallen — 50 km east
- Tuttlingen — 54 km north, Germany
- Friedrichshafen — 59 km east, Germany
- Lucerne — 60 km southwest
Largest cities in Zurich
Largest cities in Switzerland
- Zürich — 415,367
- Geneva — 201,741
- Basel — 177,595
- Lausanne — 139,111
- Bern — 121,631
- Lucerne — 81,691
- Sankt Gallen — 75,833
- Lugano — 63,185
- Biel/Bienne — 55,120
- Thun — 43,723
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.