Zurich is situated in the relatively flat Swiss plateau, north of the Alps. It is on Lake Zurich (German: ''Zürichsee'') at the point where the river Limmat exits the lake. Zurich also has Switzerland's largest and main international airport, and the largest rail station in Switzerland (''Zürich Hauptbahnhof'', abbreviated as: ''Zürich HB'') which has 2900 departures daily. | Zurich is situated in the relatively flat Swiss plateau, north of the Alps. It is on Lake Zurich (German: ''Zürichsee'') at the point where the river Limmat exits the lake. Zurich also has Switzerland's largest and main international airport, and the largest rail station in Switzerland (''Zürich Hauptbahnhof'', abbreviated as: ''Zürich HB'') which has 2900 departures daily. |