Horgen is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland .
39-452: It is one of the larger towns along the south bank of the Lake of Zurich . On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality of Horgen. Horgen is also the type-site of Switzerland's middle Neolithic archaeological culture . The settlement there, the so-called Horgner Kultur ( Horgen culture ), produced examples of a type of crude pottery with parallels to
78-533: Is a lake in Switzerland , extending southeast of the city of Zurich . Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or Zürichsee can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Hurden peninsula and Seedamm causeway (between Pfäffikon and Rapperswil ). In the latter case, the upstream part of the lake is called Obersee ( lit. ' Upper Lake ' ), whilst
117-653: Is a river valley and belongs to the Zimmerberg -Sihltal region located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich , Switzerland . Commonly Sihltal is used as the name of the Lower Sihl Valley , i.e. the area in the southwest of the city of Zürich . The area alongside Lake Zürich had been formed as the left moraine of the Ice Age glacier, the bed of which is now the Lake Zürich and
156-443: Is a rare and spectacular event. The lake was frozen in the following Common Era / Anno Domini years (1963 was the last time): Lake Zurich's water is very clean and reaches, during summer, temperatures well beyond 20 °C (68 °F). Swimming in the public baths and beaches is very popular. The lake's water is purified and fed into Zurich's water system; it is potable. Sihl Valley Sihl Valley ( German : Sihltal )
195-600: Is also listed as a Class object in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance . In Kempraten ( Rapperswil-Jona municipality), there was a Roman vicus named Centum Prata . Another settlement was Turicum in Zurich. The main transportation nodes around the lake are Zurich and — given the presence of the Seedamm causeway — Pfäffikon and Rapperswil . Besides Quaibrücke in Zurich and
234-678: Is the Au peninsula at the village of Au between Wädenswil and Horgen . The lake shores are well cultivated and fertile. They include nature reserves , such as Frauenwinkel or Bätzimatt . The bay of Rapperswil and reed in Nuolen are wintering areas for birds and popular sites for bird watching . To the east, separated by Zürichberg - Adlisberg , Forch , and Pfannenstiel , are two smaller lakes, Greifensee ( lit. ' Lake Greifen ' ) and Pfäffikersee ( lit. ' Lake Pfäffikon ' ). There are several minor lakes and ponds in
273-758: The Limmat . The Limmat is a tributary of the Aare , which itself is a tributary of the High Rhine . The culminating point of the lake's drainage basin is the Tödi at 3,614 metres above sea level. Besides the River Linth, other tributaries are the Jona , Schmerikoner Aa , Steinenbach and Wägitaler Aa , which all flow out into Obersee , along with several creeks. The Seedamm , an artificial causeway and bridge, crosses
312-490: The Seine-Oise-Marne culture of northern France. Horgen is first mentioned in 952 as Horga . Horgen has an area of 21.1 km (8.1 sq mi). Of this area, 27.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 12.5% of
351-671: The Swiss National Museum . The break of the concrete dam of the Sihlsee could lead, according to studies, to an 8 m (26 ft) high flood wave reaching the city of Zürich, the biggest city in Switzerland, within 1.5 hours (Leimbach), its inner city (2 hours) and Zürich-Altstetten within 3 hours. As part of a floristic mapping, the territory of the Sihl Valley between the city of Zürich and Höhronen
390-551: The Zimmerberg region and parts of the Sihl Valley. In the summer there are regular boats to Zürich-Bürkliplatz as well as along the lake to Rapperswil , run by the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft . The Horgen–Meilen car ferry connects Horgen and Meilen across the width of Lake Zurich, and one of the line's ships carries the name Horgen . Lake of Zurich Lake Zurich ( German : Zürichsee ; Alemannic German : Zürisee )
429-544: The cantons of Schwyz , St. Gallen and Zurich , are among the 56 Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps in Switzerland. These nine sites on the Lake Zurich lakeshore are Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn , Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld , Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach , Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum , Erlenbach–Winkel , Meilen–Rorenhaab , Wädenswil–Vorder Au , Zurich–Enge Alpenquai , and Kleiner Hafner . Because
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#1732771827128468-472: The secondary sector and there are 167 businesses in this sector. 6892 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 623 businesses in this sector. As of 2007 56.5% of the working population were employed full-time, and 43.5% were employed part-time. As of 2008 there were 5924 Catholics and 6170 Protestants in Horgen. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From
507-627: The 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18.9%), the FDP (15.8%) and the CSP (9.7%). The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.2%. In Horgen about 73% of
546-494: The Horgen city council refused to acknowledge this until 1877. Horgen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 23,090. As of 2007, 27.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 49% male and 51% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (79.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.8%). In
585-742: The Seedamm, there are no bridges across the lake. In addition, the towns of Meilen and Horgen are connected by a car ferry . Bus routes on the western shore are operated by Zimmerberg Bus . On the eastern side, the VZO provides bus services along the lake shore and to the Zürcher Oberland . VZO also operates the urban bus routes in Rapperswil and Jona . At the northern end of the lake, in Zurich, public transport consists of trams , trolleybuses and busses of VBZ . Left bank : The towns on
624-739: The Voralpen Express. This short line connects Rapperswil with Pfäffikon SZ via Hurden . The Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft – lit. ' the Lake Zurich Navigation Company ' – provides with its 17-passenger ships touristic services on Lake Zurich. There are a number of passenger ferry services, notably the Horgen–Meilen ferry , an auto ferry between Horgen and Meilen . The freezing of Lake Zurich, called Seegfrörni in Swiss German ,
663-579: The area and plateau between Kilchberg – Richterswil – Samstagern on Lake Zürich and the Shil valley. This region includes the municipalities respectively villages of Adliswil , Hirzel , Horgen , Hütten , Kilchberg , Langnau am Albis , Oberrieden , Richterswil , Rüschlikon , Samstagern , Schönenberg , Sihlbrugg , Thalwil and Wädenswil . The lower Sihl valley has an excellent local transportation network: Zimmerberg bus line ( Zimmerbergbus ) and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) are providing
702-535: The canton of Zurich, and Rapperswil-Jona . The latter includes the medieval town of Rapperswil , whose castle is home to the Polish museum , and the coastal villages of Kempraten , Busskirch and Bollingen . The municipalities of Rapperswil-Jona and Schmerikon , which is close to the east end of the lake, are both in the canton of St. Gallen . A little further east is the larger town of Uznach . Nine Prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee , which are located in
741-518: The census, 39.3% were some type of Protestant, with 36.9% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 2.4% belonging to other Protestant churches. 33.6% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 7% were Muslim, 9.5% belonged to another religion (not listed), 4.2% did not give a religion, and 11.7% were atheist or agnostic. The historical population is given in the following table: The A3 motorway passes through
780-540: The decentralized village of Horgenberg is found (elevation 660 m (2,170 ft)), though the Sihl Valley ( Sihltal ), to the peak of the Albis chain (elevation 915 m (3,002 ft)). It includes the villages of Horgen, Arn and Horgenberg. Until 1773, Horgen included the now separate municipalities of Oberrieden and Hirzel. The Sihl forest ( Sihlwald ) became part of the city of Zürich in 1803. However
819-470: The east end of Lake Zurich (near Schmerikon ) by means of the straightened Linth canal (completed in 1816). Until the early 16th century, there was another lake upstream of Obersee , Lake Tuggen ( Tuggenersee ) near Tuggen . The waters of Lake Zurich flow out of the lake at its north-west end (at the level of the Quaibrücke ), passing through the city of Zurich; however, the outflow is then called
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#1732771827128858-401: The flora has become more species-ric, however, 42% of the previous species have decreased and only 30% show an increasing trend. Sihltal is a well-known recreation area and popular for hiking and biking tours along Sihl and in the surrounding hills between the chains of Höhronen , Albis - Felsenegg and Zimmerberg . The term "Region Zimmerberg -Sihltal" usually refers to the mountain,
897-626: The lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around 4 metres (13 ft) to 7 metres (23 ft) under the water level of 406 metres (1,332 ft). Two other sites are not far away: Greifensee–Storen/Wildsberg at the Greifensee and Wetzikon–Robenhausen at the Pfäffikersee. As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, each of these 11 prehistoric pile dwellings
936-707: The lake. At Wädenswil , the line connects to the Wädenswil–Einsiedeln railway to Einsiedeln , served by the S13 . Right bank : Towns on the eastern shore of the lower lake (also known as the Goldcoast , or Goldküste ) are connected by the Lake Zurich right bank railway line between Zürich HB and Rapperswil . This line is served by S-Bahn services S6 , S7 , S16 and S20 of Zurich S-Bahn. The Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke railway line along
975-673: The local public transportation in the Sihl valley, in addition to the Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg (LAF for short or commonly Felseneggbahn ), an aerial tramway connecting Adliswil and Felsenegg . Sihlbrugg train station is a nodal point of the SBB-CFF-FFS - Gotthardbahn and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) railways. Sihlbrugg Dorf (Sihlwald) is the terminal station of the Zürich S-Bahn on
1014-782: The lower part is sometimes also referred to as the Lower Lake ( unterer Zürichsee ), respectively. Lake Zurich is a glacial lake that was formed by the Rhine-Linth glacier [ de ] . Its main tributary is the River Linth , which rises in the glaciers of the Glarus Alps . The Linth originally flew directly into Lake Zurich, but was later diverted by the Escher canal (completed in 1811) into Lake Walen ( Walensee ) from where its waters are now carried to
1053-499: The municipality and has a junction in the south of the town. The municipality of Horgen is served by three railway stations. Of these two are relatively close to each other in the lakeside part of the municipality, while the other is some distance away from the centre of the town in the Sihl Valley : The Zimmerberg bus line ( Zimmerbergbus ), provided by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), connects
1092-786: The narrowest point of the lake at the level of the Hurden Peninsula , carrying a railway line and road from Rapperswil to Pfäffikon . The waterway is also crossed by the Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden , a wooden pedestrian bridge. The eastern section of the lake is known as the Obersee ( lit. ' Upper Lake ' ). West of the Seedamm lie the small islands of Lützelau and Ufenau , where in 1523 Ulrich von Hutten took refuge and died. Other islands include Grosser Hafner , Saffa Island and Schönenwerd (near Richterswil ). A popular tourist destination
1131-496: The northern shore of Obersee is served by St. Gallen S-Bahn services S4 , S6 and S17 , and the Voralpen Express . This line connects Rapperswil with Schmerikon on the eastern end of the lake via Blumenau . Bollingen is a ghost station since 2004. Seedamm : The Rapperswil–Pfäffikon railway line across the Seedamm and Hurden Peninsula is served by Zurich S-Bahn services S5 and S40 and
1170-411: The population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). There are 7850 households in Horgen. Horgen has an unemployment rate of 2.66%. As of 2005, there were 213 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 39 businesses involved in this sector. 2017 people are employed in
1209-444: The south shore) are Kilchberg , Rüschlikon , Thalwil , Oberrieden , Horgen , Au , Wädenswil and Richterswil in the canton of Zurich , and Freienbach , Pfäffikon , Hurden, Altendorf , Lachen , Nuolen and Tuggen in the canton of Schwyz . On the opposite shore, which gradually becomes the northern shore towards east, are Zollikon , Küsnacht , Erlenbach , Herrliberg , Feldmeilen , Meilen , Stäfa , and Feldbach in
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1248-476: The total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1.6% of the area. As of 2007, 16% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The large municipality stretches from the shores of Lake Zurich (elevation 408 m (1,339 ft)), near Wädenswil over the Zimmerberg-Plateau where
1287-569: The valley between the Zimmerberg and Albis chains. Near Sihlbrugg , the rivers passes the Sihlwald , the largest remaining deciduous forest of the Swiss Plateau , located between Sihlbrugg and Zürich-Leimbach . The Sihl flows in Zürich underneath Zürich Hauptbahnhof – parts of the train station are built below the Sihl – before joining the Limmat at Platzspitz park located at
1326-463: The valley comprises about 250 km (97 sq mi). Sihl rises at Drusberg near Hoch-Ybrig in the canton of Schwyz, passes the 8.5 km (5.3 mi) long Sihlsee near Einsiedeln , Sunnegg near Biberbrugg and Schindellegi . Now it enters the canton of Zurich, nearby Samstagern passing Hütten and the rapid called Sihlsprung situated in Schönenberg , flowing through
1365-421: The valley of the Sihl. Sihl valley is extensively wooded, but also cultivated and heavily populated in its lower parts. The Sihl ( German pronunciation: [ˈsiːl] ) is the name of a 68 km (42 mi) long river located in the cantons of Schwyz (SZ) and Zürich (ZH) . The valley compromises parts of the districts of Einsiedeln (SZ) (upper Sihl valley), Horgen (ZH) and Zürich . The region of
1404-512: The vicinity, such as Egelsee , Lützelsee or Türlersee . Zimmerberg , Etzel and Buechberg mountains lie to the west and south of the lake, respectively. Further to the east, the Speer , Chüemettler and Federispitz can be seen from the southern part of the lake. Administratively, Lake Zurich is split between the cantons of Zurich ( Horgen District ), St. Gallen ( See-Gaster ) and Schwyz ( Höfe and March districts). The lower lake, to
1443-463: The west of the Seedamm, is largely in the canton of Zurich, whilst the upper lake is shared between the cantons of St. Gallen and Schwyz. The following rivers or streams flow into lower part of Lake Zurich. From the Limmat clockwise, they are: Zurich , at the north-western end of the lake, is the largest city on Lake Zurich. The least populous is Hurden . On the west shore (which gradually becomes
1482-527: The western and southern shores of Lake Zurich are linked by the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, which connects Zürich HB with Ziegelbrücke . This line is served by the S2 , S8 , S24 and S25 of the Zurich S-Bahn and InterRegio (IR) trains. It is also used by EuroCity (EC), Intercity Express (ICE), Intercity (IC) and Railjet (RJX) trains but they do not call at stations along
1521-641: Was mapped by the Institute for the conservation of the Canton of Zürich on an area of 249 km2. The so-called report "Flora des Sihltals von der Stadt Zürich bis zum Höhronen" includes 2109 species, including 611 frequent crops and ornamental plants or accidentally introduced species which grow wild at most locally and in the short term. 1498 species are, or were at least 30 years during the last 160 years in stable populations exist. Of which 177 or 13% are now extinct, and 284 have been re-introduced and introduced. In all,
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