Horgen
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| Population | 18,535 (December 2007) | |||||||||
| - Density | 880 /km² (2,278 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 21.07 km² (8.1 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8810 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0133 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Walter Bosshard (as of 2008) FDP/PRD | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Wädenswil, Hirzel, Hausen am Albis, Langnau am Albis, Oberrieden, Thalwil | |||||||||
| Website | www.horgen.ch | |||||||||
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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.
Horgen is also the type-site of Switzerland's middle Neolithic archaeological culture. The settlement there produced examples of a type of crude pottery with parallels to the Seine-Oise-Marne culture of northern France.
[edit] Transportation
The A3 motorway has a junction close to the more hilly part of the town.
Horgen has two railway stations. Trains heading toward Pfäffikon, Ziegelbrücke, Sargans and Chur use the Horgen station by the lake. Trains, including the Cisalpino, heading toward Zug, Arth-Goldau, the St. Gotthard region, Bellinzona, Lugano and ultimately Italy pass by the Horgen Oberdorf station. Only regional trains stop at the Horgen Oberdorf station.
A car ferry connects Horgen and Meilen.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
- Horgen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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