AtlasSwitzerlandZurichOne word pinned hereZurich47.3744°N 8.5411°E · Q72One English word in this atlas traces back to Zurich. It sits in Switzerland.ShareAll of Switzerland Pinned heregnome of Zürichnoun · 1964Well attestedA British cabinet minister coined it in one bad night of a sterling crisis.George Brown used the line during Labour's emergency meetings over pressure on the pound in November 1964, though Harold Wilson had reached for similar gnome imagery back in 1956. Gnomes were a stock image for secretive underground hoarding, and the phrase stuck to Zurich because that is where the money was.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsOerlikonOerlikon, Switzerland4.8 kmLucerne hammerLucerne, Switzerland40 kmSwiss cheeseSwitzerland, Switzerland68 kmSwiss bank accountSwitzerland, Switzerland68 km