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Feast days:
-Berchtoldstaq: 2nd January;
-Sechselauten: usually toward the end of April, but the precise date changes every year;
-National Feast of the Confederation: every year on 1st August. This is the national feast celebrated with fireworks.
-Knabenschiessen: usually toward the early days of September, but the precise date changes every year.
Hospitals:
-Children hospital-
Steinwiesstrasse 75
8032 Zürich
Tel. +41 44 266 71 11
-Schulthess Hospital-
Lenghalde 2
8008 Zürich
Tel. +41 44 385 71 71
Fax +41 44 385 75 38
-Balgrist Hospital-
Forchstrasse 340
8008 Zürich
Tel. +41 44 386 11 11
Fax +41 44 386 16 09
-Triemli Hospital-
Birmensdorferstrasse 497
8063 Zürich
Tel. +41 44 466 11 11
-Waid Hospital-
Tièchestrasse 99
8037 Zürich
Tel. +41 44 366 22 11
Fax +41 44 366 22 00
-University Hospital-
Ramistrasse 100
8091 Zürich
Tel. +41 44 255 11 11
-University of Zürich Dental Clinic-
Plattenstrasse 11
8006 Zürich
Tel. +41 44 634 33 11
Useful numbers for emergencies:
-Police: 117
-Ambulance: 144
-Road assistance: 140
-General Information: 111
-Snow bulletin: 120
-avalanche bulletin: 187
The main tourist office in Zurich is situated inside the Hauptbahnhof (the main train station) Opening times: March to October Monday to Friday from 8 am to 22 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 20.30 pm. In winter: Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 20 pm, Friday from 8 am to 22 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 18 pm. Bahnhofsplatz 15. Tel. 01/ 2114000.
Ticket and information office at Kloten airport is open 24h every day. Tel. 01/8164081.
There is also the Schweizerische Verkehrszentrale which provides illustrative material and detailed brochures to plan your journey. The office also offers a shipping service abroad Bellariastrasse 38 8038 Zürich Tel. 01/2881111.
Distances from the main cities:
Zurich-Berne: 120 Km
Zurich-Basel: 100 Km
Zurich-Losanne: 180 Km
Zurich-Geneve: 230 Km