Neuburg (Winterthur)
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Neuburg is a quarter in the district 6
Wülflingen
Wülflingen is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number six.The district comprises the quarters Weinberg, Oberfeld, Lindenplatz, Niederfeld, Neuburg, Hardau, Härti and Taggenberg....

 of Winterthur
Winterthur
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...

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It was formerly a part of Wülflingen
Wülflingen
Wülflingen is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number six.The district comprises the quarters Weinberg, Oberfeld, Lindenplatz, Niederfeld, Neuburg, Hardau, Härti and Taggenberg....

municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.

The name of the quarter comes from a former castle called "Neuburg" (engl. "newcastle") on a hill above the little village. Since the 16th century the name "Neuburg" isnt in use anymore for the place where the castle was, its called nowadays "Hoh-Wülflingen". From the former castle you only see the moats and a little part of the wall left.
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