There are fourteen historical Zünfte (guild

Guild

A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...

s, singular Zunft) of Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, under the system established in 1336 with the "guild revolution" of Rudolf Brun

Rudolf Brun

Rudolf Brun was the leader of the Zürich guilds' revolution of 1336, and the city's first independent mayor....

. They are the 13 guilds that predated 1336, plus the Gesellschaft zur Constaffel, originally consisting of the city's nobles.

Guilds founded in 1336

There have been two mergers of historical guilds since, so that there are 12 contemporary Zünfte continuing the medieval guilds:

Name	Coats of arms	Description	Guild house	Website
Gesellschaft zur Constaffel		Originally members of the nobility. From December 6, 1490 ("Constaffelbrief") until 1798, all adult Zurich citizens (including women), not belonging to another guild.	Haus zum Rüden	Website
Zunft zur Saffran		Originally merchants of textiles and spices	Zunfthaus Zur Saffran	Website
Zunft zur Meisen		Originally wine merchants, saddle makers and painters	Zunfthaus zur Meisen Zunfthaus zur Meisen The Zunfthaus zur Meisen at Münsterhof is the guild house of the Zunft zur Meisen. It's one of the historically valuable buildings in the Lindenhof quarter in Zürich, Switzerland, and houses the porcelain and faience collection of the Swiss National Museum.- History :The guild house was built in...	Website
Zunft zur Schmiden		Originally blacksmiths, silver- and goldsmiths, clockmakers and physicians	Zunfthaus Zur Schmiden	Website
Zunft zum Weggen		Originally bakers and millers	Restaurant Weisser Wind	Website
Vereinigte Zünfte zur Gerwe und zur Schuhmachern		Formerly two guilds, tanners and shoemakers, united in 1877	Hotel Savoy	Website
Zunft zum Widder		Originally butchers and cattle merchants	Widder Hotel	Website
Zunft zur Zimmerleuten		Originally carpenters, builders, wainmakers	Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten	Website
Zunft zur Schneidern		Originally tailors	Zunfthaus Zum Königstuhl	Website
Zunft zur Schiffleuten		Originally fishermen and boatmen	Hotel zum Storchen	Website
Zunft zum Kämbel		Originally food dealers, wine merchants	Zunfthaus zur Haue Zunfthaus zur Haue The Zunfthaus zur Haue at Limmatquai is the guildhall of the Zunft zum Kämbel, one of the 14 traditional guilds of Zürich. It is one of the historically notable buildings in the Rathaus quarter in Zürich, Switzerland.- History :...	Website
Zunft zur Waag		Two separate guilds, the linen weavers (Zunft der Leinenweber) and the wool weavers (Zunft der Wollweber), united in 1440. The new guild took the name of its house and became the Zunft zur Waag (= balance). Since then it gets together the wool and linen weavers, the hatters and the linen merchants	Zunfthaus zur Waag	Website

19th century guilds

In the 19th century, with the expansion of Zürich, incorporating various formerly separate villages, a number of new "guilds" were established to represent these. By this time the old guilds had ceased to be tied to specific trades and had acquired a mostly folkloristic and societal function, uniting the upper strata of old and well-to-do clans of Zürich.

	Coats of arms	Founded in	Description	Guild house	Website
Stadtzunft		Guild of the City of Zürich (Altstadt Altstadt (Zürich) Altstadt in the Swiss city of Zürich encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934... )	1867	Hotel Marriott (Zunftstube)	Website
Zunft Riesbach		Guild of Riesbach Riesbach Riesbach is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is District number 8.The district comprises the quarters Seefeld, Mühlebach and Weinegg.Riesbach was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.- References :...  quarter	1887	Restaurant Zum Grünen Glas	Website
Zunft Fluntern		Guild of Fluntern Fluntern Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The quarter has a population of 7,325 distributed on an area of 2.84 km².-Weather:-References:...  quarter	1895	Kunsthaus Restaurant while Sechseläuten	Website
Zunft zu den Drei Königen		Guild of Enge quarter	1897	Kongresshaus, Dreikönigsaal
Zunft Hottingen		Guild of Hottingen Hottingen (Zürich) Hottingen is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The quarter has a population of 10,100 distributed on an area of 5.05 km²....  quarter	1897	Zunfthaus Am Neumarkt	Website
Zunft zu Wiedikon		Guild of Wiedikon Wiedikon Wiedikon is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is District number 3.The district comprises the quarters Alt-Wiedikon, Sihlfeld and Friesenberg.Wiedikon was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893....  quarter	1897	Gasthof zum Falken/Falcone	Website
Zunft Wollishofen		Guild of Wollishofen Wollishofen Wollishofen is a suburb in Zurich's 2nd district.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The suburb has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km².-Transport:...  quarter	1900	Restaurant Belvoirpark
Zunft Hard		Guild of the Aussersihl Aussersihl Aussersihl is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is District number 4. The district is colloquially known as Chreis Cheib, cheib being the Zurich German word for an animal cadaver; the area historically contained pits for the deposition of dead animals.The district comprises the quarters...  and Hard Hard (Zürich) Hard is a quarter in the district 4 of Zurich.It was formerly a part of Aussersihl municipality, which was incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The quarter has a population of 12,715 distributed on an area of 1.46 km².-References:...  quarters	1922	Restaurant Werdguet	Website
Zunft Oberstrass		Guild of Oberstrass Oberstrass Oberstrass is a quarter in the district 6 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The quarter has a population of 9,494 distributed on an area of 2.64 km².-References:...  quarter	1925	Taverne zur Linde	Website
Zunft St. Niklaus		Guild of the Affoltern Affoltern (Zürich) Affoltern is a quarter in the district 11 in Zurich, located in the Glatt Valley .- History and demographics :Affoltern was first mentioned in 870 as Affaltrahe, and in the 9th century it was reigned by the St... , Oerlikon and Seebach Seebach (Zürich) Seebach is a quarter in the district 11 of Zurich, located in the Glatt Valley .It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1934....  quarters	1933	Restaurant Carlton	Website
Zunft Höngg		Guild of Höngg Höngg Zürich is a quarter in the district 10 in Zürich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1934.The quarter has a population of 21,186 distributed on an area of 6.98 km²....  quarter	1934	Restaurant Mülihalde/Desperado	Website
Zunft zur Letzi		Guild of the Altstetten Altstetten (Zürich) Altstetten is a quarter in the district 9 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1934 together with Albisrieden.The quarter has a population of 28,278 distributed on an area of 7.47 km²....  and Albisrieden Albisrieden Albisrieden is a quarter in the district 9 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1934.The quarter has a population of 17,226 distributed on an area of 4.6 km².-References:...  quarters	1934	Restaurant Letzistube / Zum Turm	Website
Zunft Schwamendingen		Guild of Schwamendingen Schwamendingen Schwamendingen is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is district number 12.The district comprises the quarters Schwamendingen Mitte, Saatlen and Hirzenbach....  quarter	1975	Gasthof Hirschen, Hotel Glockenhof while Sechseläuten Sechseläuten The Sechseläuten is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form since the early 20th century.-Burning of the Böögg:...	Website
Zunft Witikon		Guild of Witikon Witikon Witikon is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The quarter has a population of 9,864 distributed on an area of 4.93 km²....  quarter	1980	Restaurant Elefant (Zunftstube), Hotel Schweizerhof while Sechseläuten Sechseläuten The Sechseläuten is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form since the early 20th century.-Burning of the Böögg:...	Website

External links

• sächsilüüte.ch: Zentralkomitee der Zünfte Zürichs