Winterthur is the second bigger city of the Zurich Corner. It is located to borders of the Eulach river, to about 28 kilometers to the northeast of Zurich.
Winterthur is well-known by its engineer industry: diesel engines, textile and locomotivas machineries. The villa also is a cultural center, takes the nickname of “city of the museums”.
There are many museums of art, between which there are to emphasize a photography museum, but also lodge the scientific museum Technorama that allows to touch the exposed objects.
The city is located about 25 kilometers to the east of the Kloten airport of Zurich with which it is connected by railroad in the line that goes from Zurich to San Gall and the Lake of Constanza. In spite of the industrial character of the villa, Winterthur has several gardens public. In 1989, its plan of liberal urbanism gained the Wakker prize granted annually by the Society of Swiss Patrimonio (SPS) to municipalities that have managed to harmonize their historical patrimony with the necessities of the modern development.
Now which the factories have let exist in the old industrial districts of Winterthur, specially the Sulzer district near downtown, cultural areas and adaptable residences are being transformed into.

History
In different zones from the villa have been findings of the era of bronze. The Roman population Vitudurum settled down in which today it is the Oberwinterthur suburb. The Roman city gave the name to the present villa that was founded by the dynasty of the Kyburgo on the century XII and that later happened in possession of the Hapsburg.
During a pair of years in century XV the villa enjoyed autonomy, but in 1467 employee of Zurich, his predominant rival in the south became. Until the French invasion in 1798 it was not possible to be freed of the zuriquense tutelaje. Its industrial development reached a height in second half of century XIX.