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Also known as Horgen ZH

Horgen () is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Horgen
Swiss town.image_photo
Horgen - Zimmerberg - Höhronen - ZSG Helvetia 2015-09-09 17-45-43.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Horgen COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Horgen Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Zurich
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-ZH
Swiss town.district
Horgen
Swiss town.postal_code
8810
Swiss town.municipality_code
0295
Swiss town.area
30.75
Swiss town.elevation
408
Swiss town.website
www.horgen.ch
Swiss town.mayor
Theo Leuthold
Swiss town.mayor_asof
2014
Swiss town.mayor_party
SVP
Swiss town.places
Horgenberg, Sihlbrugg Station, Sihlwald, Hirzel
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Wädenswil, Hausen am Albis, Langnau am Albis, Oberrieden, Thalwil

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Prehistory
  • Middle Ages
  • Early Modern Era
  • 19th and 20th Centuries
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Transportation
  • Reformed Church
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Horgen () is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

It is one of the larger towns along the south bank of the Lake of Zurich.

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

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