Thalwil
Sign in to saveThalwil 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
- Swiss town.website
- www.thalwil.ch
- Swiss town.mayor
- Hansruedi Kölliker
- Swiss town.mayor_asof
- 2022
- Swiss town.mayor_party
- FDP
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Gemeindepräsident
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Erlenbach, Herrliberg, Horgen, Küsnacht, Langnau am Albis, Oberrieden, Rüschlikon
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17 sectionsContents
- 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.