Richterswil
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.
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Richterswil
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°42′E / 47.217°N 8.700°ECoordinates: 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 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 13,177 |
| • Density | 1,747.6/km2 (4,526/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8805 |
| 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
Richterswil Media
Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Richterswil as seen from Lake Zürich
Schönenwirt island in Richterswil (Switzerland) as seen from ZSG paddle steamship Stadt Rapperswil
Friedrich von Hotze (1739-1799) austrian general
References
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.
