Horgen District

Horgen District Bezirk Horgen
District

Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zürich
Capital	Horgen
Area
• Total	104.16 km² (40.22 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)
• Total	92,974
• Density	890/km² (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	12

Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°36′E / 47.233°N 8.600°E / 47.233; 8.600 Horgen District is a district of Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region; its capital is the town of Horgen. The district consists of 12 municipalities and has a population of 92,974 (as of 31 December 2015) and an area of 104.16 km² (40.22 sq mi).

Municipalities

^a Sihlbrugg Dorf and Samstagern are both significant villages that are not independent municipalities.

Districts of Canton Zürich

Affoltern Andelfingen Bülach Dielsdorf Dietikon Hinwil Horgen Meilen Pfäffikon Uster Winterthur Zurich

Districts of Switzerland Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 248955036 GND: 4025859-2 BNF: cb11960299j (data)

Lake Zurich (Zürichsee)

Switzerland Canton of Zürich Horgen Meilen Zürich Canton of St. Gallen See-Gaster Canton of Schwyz Höfe March

Settlements	Altendorf Au Bäch Bollingen Erlenbach Feldbach Feldmeilen Freienbach Herrliberg Horgen Hurden Jona Kehlhof Kempraten Kilchberg Küsnacht Lachen Männedorf Meilen Nuolen Oberrieden Pfäffikon Rapperswil Richterswil Rüschlikon Schmerikon Stäfa Thalwil Uerikon Uetikon am See Wädenswil Zollikon Zürich Centum Prata Prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee Turicum

Islands	Au Peninsula Grosser Hafner Lützelau Saffa Ufenau

Rivers	Jona Limmat Linth

Valleys	Küsnachter Tobel Limmattal Sihltal

Mountains	Adlisberg Buechberg Etzel Pfannenstiel Üetliberg Zimmerberg Zürichberg

Landmarks	Albis Felsenegg Frauenwinkel Rapperswil–Hurden bridge Lindenhof (Rapperswil) Obersee Quaianlagen (Zürich) Rapperswil Castle Seedamm

Transportation	Lake Zurich left-bank railway line including S2 (ZVV), S8 (ZVV), S13 (ZVV), S24 (ZVV), S25 (ZVV), S40 (ZVV) S-Bahn Zürich lines Lake Zurich right-bank railway line including S6 (ZVV), S7 (ZVV), S16 (ZVV) S-Bahn Zürich lines LAF aerial tramway Quaibrücke Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland Zimmerberg bus line Zürichsee-Fähre Horgen–Meilen Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG)

People	Gerold Späth House of Rapperswil Lydia Escher Obersee Nachrichten Radio Zürisee Zürichsee-Zeitung

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