Horgen
Horgen is a city in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is capital of the district of Horgen.
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| Coordinates: 47°15′39″N 8°35′51″E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Horgen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Theo Leuthold SVP/UDC (as of 2014) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.75 km2 (11.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 22,662 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8810 |
| SFOS number | 0295 |
| Localities | Horgenberg, Sihlbrugg Station, Sihlwald, Hirzel |
| Surrounded by | Wädenswil, Hausen am Albis, Langnau am Albis, Oberrieden, Thalwil |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
It is one of the larger towns along the south bank of the Lake Zurich.
On 1 January 2018, the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality of Horgen.
Villages
Dorf, Arn, Horgenberg, Käpfnach, Oberdorf, Sihlbrugg Station, Sihlwald, Tannenbach, Waldegg and Horgen
History
It is also the type-site of Switzerland's middle Neolithic archaeological culture. The settlement there, the so-called Horgner Kultur (Horgen culture), produced examples of a type of crude pottery with parallels to the Seine-Oise-Marne culture of northern France.
Gallery
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Horgen train station
Sust Horgen
References
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- "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
Media related to Horgen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official city website (in German)
- Horgen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Horgen Culture in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Horgen (Vogtei) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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