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What did the Romans bring to Zurich?

Was haben die Römer nach Zürich gebracht?

Correct answer: A

  1. A bathing culturedie Badekultur
  2. B Chinese porcelainChinesisches Porzellan
  3. C the alphorndas Alphorn
  4. D the tropical houses of the Botanical Gardendie Tropenhäuser des Botanischen Gartens

Why

The Romans built public baths (thermae). You can see remains of them in Zurich's old town.

Common mistakes

C: the alphorn
The alphorn is an instrument of the herders in the Alps, not a Roman one.

Topic

Pile dwellings and Turicum

People already lived on Lake Zurich more than 6000 years ago. From about 5000 to 1000 BC they built pile dwellings. These are houses on wooden posts, called piles, on the shores of lakes and rivers. This protected people from floods and animals. Remains of these houses still lie in the water today. They are part of the UNESCO World Heritage.

Canton and municipality of Zurich
Zurich: history

Sources

Last checked: September 2026

Question 249 of the official question list of the Canton of Zurich (Gemeindeamt, May 2025). Translation and explanation: Swiss Passport.

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