Zurich ranks the most desirable place to liveZurich has beaten its fellow Swiss rival Geneva to become the most desirable place to live in the world, according to a survey released on April 10th, 2006，measuring quality of life in more than 200 cities worldwide.Each city was judged on factors such as personal safety, the environment and access to public services such as health, education and transport.Zurich beat Geneva into second place, while Vancouver in Canada was third.The British Columbian city is consistently voted as one of the most desirable cities in the world to live.Surrounded by water on three sides and overlooked by mountains, it is a diverse city with a high standard of living, relatively low crime and a mild climate.Zurich is situated where the river Limmat issues from the north-western end of Lake Zurich, about 30 km north of the Alps.Zurich is surrounded by wooded hills. The river Sihl meets with the Limmat at the end of Platzspitz, which borders the Swiss National Museum.The geographic (and historic) center of the city is the Lindeuhof, a small natural hill on the west bank of the Limmat, about 700 meters north of where the river issues from Lake Zurich.
