Richterswil
municipality in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland
Richterswil (Swiss German: Richtischwiil) is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is on the lake Hüttnersee.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Richterswil  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°42′E / 47.217°N 8.700°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 (31 December 2018)[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
change- Richterswil
- Samstagern
- Burghalden
Gallery
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Richterswil -
Samstagern
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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
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Media related to Richterswil at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in German)
- Richterswil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
