Thalwil

Also known as Thalwil ZH

Thalwil is a municipality and town in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The municipality includes two parts: Thalwil and Gattikon.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Thalwil
Swiss town.municipality_type: city
Swiss town.image_photo: Thalwil - Zürichsee - ZSG Wädenswil 2012-07-30 10-05-59.JPG
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Thalwil COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Thalwil Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Zurich
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-ZH
Swiss town.district: Horgen
Swiss town.postal_code: 8800
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0141
Swiss town.area: 5.53
Swiss town.elevation: 486

Article

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Contents

History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Local Council
Election results
Town twinning
Churches in Thalwil
Industrialisation
Taxes
Modern-day Thalwil
Transportation
Sightseeing
Notable people
See also
References
External links

Thalwil is a municipality and town in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The municipality includes two parts: Thalwil and Gattikon.

==History== Thalwil is first mentioned around 1030 as Talwile villam, which is derived from Tellewilare, Tello's Farm, and indicates the early medieval origins of Thalwil as an Alemannic farmstead. Only a few graves remain from this period. In 1133, it was mentioned as Telwil.