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The city of Winterthur is extending the lease for the Schützenweiher campsite after voters rejected the TCS replacement project in Rosenberg. The reprieve is temporary: over 60 permanent campers can stay longer, but the site's long-term future remains uncertain.
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The city of Winterthur is extending the lease for the Schützenweiher campsite after voters rejected the TCS replacement project in Rosenberg. The repr...
The city of Winterthur is extending the lease for the Schützenweiher campsite after voters rejected the TCS replacement project in Rosenberg. The reprieve is temporary: over 60 permanent campers can stay longer, but the site's long-term future remains uncertain.
Updated: 11.07.2026
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