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Also known as Richterswil ZH

Richterswil (Swiss German: Richtischwiil ) is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Richterswil
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.image_photo
Zürichsee - Richterswil IMG 3675.JPG
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Richterswil COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Richterswil Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Zürich
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-ZH
Swiss town.district
Horgen
Swiss town.postal_code
8805
Swiss town.municipality_code
0138
Swiss town.area
7.54
Swiss town.elevation
408
Swiss town.website
www.richterswil.ch
Swiss town.places
Richterswil, Burghalden, Samstagern
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Freienbach (SZ), Hütten, Männedorf, Schönenberg, Stäfa, Wädenswil, Wollerau (SZ)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Richterswil
Located in
Horgen District
Official language
German
Population
13504
Area
7.53
Elevation
588
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Lake Zurich
Shares border with
Hütten
Official website
www.richterswil.ch
Image
Richterswil - Horgen - Au - Albis-Felsenegg-Uetliberg - Zürich - Lägern - Zürichsee - Pfannenstiel - Feusisberg - Etzel 2010-10-21 15-51-22.JPG
Dialing code
043
Licence plate code
ZH
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Commons category
Richterswil
postal code
8805
topic's main category
Category:Richterswil
native label
Richterswil
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/138
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Notable residents
  • References
  • External links

Richterswil (Swiss German: Richtischwiil ) is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

==History== Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as Richtliswile.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Richterswil” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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