Wädenswil

Also known as Wädenswil ZH, Wadenswil, Waedenswil

Wädenswil (locally often called Wättischwiil, Wädischwiil or Wädi) is a municipality located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The population, , was about 21,000. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg were merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Wädenswil
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Ref. Kirche Wädenswil.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Wädenswil COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Wädenswil Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Zürich
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-ZH
Swiss town.district: Horgen
Swiss town.postal_code: 8820
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0293
Swiss town.area: 17.37
Swiss town.elevation: 407

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Geography
Demographics
Cultural heritage
Transportation
Education
Public schools
Education
Secondary education (Gymnasium)
Vocational schools
Universities
Private, publicly subsidized schools
Other private schools
Weather
Notable people
References
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==Geography== thumb|Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919) thumb|upright|Wädenswil as seen from Lake Zürich (June 2009) thumb|upright|Wädenswil and Lake Zürich (1794) Before the 2019 merger, Wädenswil had an area of . Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, 9.6% is forested, 29.8% is settled (buildings or roads), and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 20.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. 24.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.