Horgen

Horgen is a city in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is capital of the district of Horgen.

Horgen
Coat of arms of Horgen
Location of Horgen
Horgen is located in Switzerland
Horgen
Horgen
Horgen is located in Canton of Zurich
Horgen
Horgen
Coordinates: 47°16′N 8°36′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictHorgen
Government
  MayorGemeindepräsident
Theo Leuthold SVP/UDC
(as of 2014)
Area
  Total30.75 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Elevation
408 m (1,339 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
  Total22,662
  Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8810, 8812, 8813
8815 Horgenberg
8135 Sihlwald/Sihlbrugg
SFOS number0295
LocalitiesHirzel, Dorf, Arn, Horgenberg, Käpfnach, Oberdorf, Sihlbrugg Station, Sihlwald, Tannenbach, Waldegg and Horgen
Surrounded byWädenswil, Hirzel, Hausen am Albis, Langnau am Albis, Oberrieden, Thalwil
Websitewww.horgen.ch
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.

References

Other websites

Media related to Horgen at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.