Horgen District
District
Native nameBezirk Horgen
CantonZürich
CapitalHorgen
Area total104.16 km²
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities9

Horgen District is a district of Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region on the left shore of Lake Zürich; its district capital is Horgen. The district consists of 11 municipalities and has a population of (as of ) and an area of 104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi).

Municipalities

MunicipalityPopulation
()
Area, km²
Adliswil7.79
Horgen-Sihlbrugg Dorf21.07
Kilchberg2.58
Langnau am Albis8.66
Oberrieden2.76
Richterswil-Samstagern7.54
Rüschlikon2.94
Thalwil5.53
Wädenswil17.37
Total'104.16
Sihlbrugg Dorf and Samstagern are both significant villages that are not independent municipalities.

Mergers

  • On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality of Horgen.
  • On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.

See also