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Sonja Flury on Chratz & Quer

7 July, 2023

This book is a compilation of seven walks through Zurich put together by a group of historians that set up the organisation “Frauen Stadt Rundgang Zürich”. The thematic tours uncover the almost untraceable marks of women on Zurich’s cityscape, be it in politics, culture or commerce. The title of the book “Chratz und Quer” commemorates the completely eradicated “Chratz”-Quartier between today’s Bürkliplatz and the Fraumünster. There women would meet at the washing fountain near to the piers to exchange the latest news that entered the city via the boats on the River Limmat.

Sonja Flury on Chratz & Quer

This book is a compilation of seven walks through Zurich put together by a group of historians that set up the organisation “Frauen Stadt Rundgang Zürich”. The thematic tours uncover the almost untraceable marks of women on Zurich’s cityscape, be it in politics, culture or commerce. The title of the book “Chratz und Quer” commemorates […]