- Zünfte of Zurich
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There are fourteen historical Zünfte (guilds, singular Zunft) of Zurich, under the system established in 1336 with the "guild revolution" of Rudolf Brun. They are the 13 guilds that predated 1336, plus the Gesellschaft zur Constaffel, originally consisting of the city's nobles.
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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
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
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) 1867 Hotel Marriott (Zunftstube) Website Zunft Riesbach Guild of Riesbach quarter 1887 Restaurant Zum Grünen Glas Website Zunft Fluntern Guild of Fluntern quarter 1895 Kunsthaus Restaurant while Sechseläuten Website Zunft zu den Drei Königen Guild of Enge quarter 1897 Kongresshaus, Dreikönigsaal Zunft Hottingen Guild of Hottingen quarter 1897 Zunfthaus Am Neumarkt
Website Zunft zu Wiedikon Guild of Wiedikon quarter 1897 Gasthof zum Falken/Falcone Website Zunft Wollishofen Guild of Wollishofen quarter 1900 Restaurant Belvoirpark Zunft Hard Guild of the Aussersihl and Hard quarters 1922 Restaurant Werdguet Website Zunft Oberstrass Guild of Oberstrass quarter 1925 Taverne zur Linde Website Zunft St. Niklaus Guild of the Affoltern, Oerlikon and Seebach quarters 1933 Restaurant Carlton Website Zunft Höngg Guild of Höngg quarter 1934 Restaurant Mülihalde/Desperado Website Zunft zur Letzi Guild of the Altstetten and Albisrieden quarters 1934 Restaurant Letzistube / Zum Turm Website Zunft Schwamendingen Guild of Schwamendingen quarter 1975 Gasthof Hirschen,
Hotel Glockenhof while SechseläutenWebsite Zunft Witikon Guild of Witikon quarter 1980 Restaurant Elefant (Zunftstube),
Hotel Schweizerhof while SechseläutenWebsite See also
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