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The city of Zurich is situated at the northern end of the lake of Zurich (27 km long) on Switzerland's Central plain, in the heart of Europe. The picturesque old city is clustered around the banks of the Limmat river. Its highest point is 871 m above sea-level. The city is Switzerland's major business centre. 77% of the workforce is employed in service industries. Zurich is a highly significant financial centre, home of the world's fourth-ranked stock market and world's largest gold bullion market. The department of "Stadt Grün Zürich" (Green City Zurich) is responsible for planning of green areas, landscapes and forests. It exists since almost 100 years and maintains amongst other things more than 75 parks in the city. In Zurich one of the world-wide largest collection of succulent plants exists on an area of about 4750 sq m.
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