Richterswil
Richterswil (Swiss German: Richtischwiil) is a town and municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is located on Hüttnersee.
Richterswil  | |
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Location of Richterswil  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°42′E | |
| Country | Switzerland | 
| Canton | Zurich | 
| District | Horgen | 
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat  with 9 members  | 
| • Mayor | Hans Jörg Huber FDP/PRD | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) | 
| Population  (2018-12-31)[2]  | |
| • Total | 13,504 | 
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) | 
| Postal code(s) | 8805  | 
| SFOS number | 0138 | 
| Localities | Richterswil, Samstagern, Burghalden | 
| Surrounded by | Freienbach (SZ), Hütten, Männedorf, Schönenberg, Stäfa, Wädenswil, Wollerau (SZ) | 
| Website | www SFSO statistics  | 
Villages
    
- Richterswil
 - Samstagern
 - Burghalden
 
Gallery
    
Richterswil
Samstagern
References
    
- "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
 - "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 Richterswil at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in German)
 - Richterswil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
 
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