Horgen District

Horgen District is a district of Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region on the left shore of Lake Zürich; its district capital is Horgen. In the northern part of the district, the municipalities have grown together with the city of Zürich, while in the south-western part, the Sihlwald is the largest contiguous natural mixed deciduous forest on the Swiss Plateau. The district consists of 11 municipalities and has a population of 126,075 (as of 31 December 2019) and an area of 104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi).

Horgen District

Bezirk Horgen
District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalHorgen
Area
 • Total104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2019)
 • Total126,075
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities9

Municipalities
Municipality Population
(31 December 2019)[1]		 Area, km²
Adliswil18,944 7.79
Horgen-Sihlbrugg Dorfa22,992 21.07
Kilchberg8,923 2.58
Langnau am Albis7,727 8.66
Oberrieden5,002 2.76
Richterswil-Samstagerna13,632 7.54
Rüschlikon6,092 2.94
Thalwil18,139 5.53
Wädenswil21,792 17.37
Total126,075 104.16
^a Sihlbrugg Dorf and Samstagern are both significant villages that are not independent municipalities.

Mergers
  • On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality of Horgen.
  • On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.

See also

References
  1. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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