Zwinger
Zwinger may refer to:
- Zwinger (Dresden), a stately building and park area with museums in Dresden
- Fortifications and enclosures
- Zwinger (fortification), part of a medieval castle or town fortification
- Zwinger (Goslar), a battery tower in the town fortifications of Goslar
- Zwinger (Münster), part of the town fortifications of Münster
- Zwinger, part of the Rostock fortifications
- Zwinger, the German name for an animal enclosure
- Places
- Zwinger (Brennberg), part of the municipality of Brennberg, county of Regensburg, Bavaria
- Zwinger (Michelsneukirchen), part of the municipality of Michelsneukirchen, county of Cham, Bavaria
- People
- Gustav Philipp Zwinger (1779–1819), German artist, etcher and lithographer
- Johannes Zwinger (1634–1696), Swiss theologian and high school teacher
- Joseph Zwinger (1705–1772), German Jesuit priest and high school teacher
- Thorsten Zwinger (born 1962), German artist
- Theodor Zwinger (1533–1588), Swiss physician and Christian humanist scholar
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