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[German Version] I. City Zürich stands at the outflow of the Limmat from Lake Zürich, so it was suitable as a transshipment center for sea traffic, and also as a customs station. The name (Turicum) and the first phase of settlement were probably Celtic. In 15 bce a Roman military post was set up on the Lindenhof (the left or western bank), where by the 4th century there was a Roman castle and later a Carolingian palace. The oldest parish church was probably St. Peter’s, for which there is archaeological evidence from the 8th century. From t…