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Escher Wyss &amp; Cie.
Escher Wyss & Cie., also known as Escher Wyss AG, was a Swiss industrial company with a focus on engineering and turbine construction. The company was headquartered in the Zürich quarter of Escher Wyss, which takes its name from the company.
History.
The company was founded, as Escher Wyss & Cie., in 1805 by Hans Caspar Escher and Salomon von Wyss. Originally a textile spinning company, the two expanded the business to include a machine shop that manufactured
Escher Wyss (Zürich)
Escher Wyss is a quarter in the district 5 of Zürich, centered on the Escher-Wyss-Platz square.
Escher Wyss was formerly a part of Aussersihl municipality, which was incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
The quarter has a population of 2,727 distributed on an area of 1.27 km ( sq. mile). It takes its name from the company Escher Wyss & Cie. that was formerly based in the area. The company's former "Schiffbau", or shipbuilding hall