Horgen District

Horgen District is a district of Canton of Zürich in . The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region on the left shore of Lake Zürich; its district capital is .
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  • Type: district of the canton of Zürich with 127,000 residents
  • Description: district of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
  • Also known as: Bezirk Horgen” and “Horgen

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sihl and Horgen railway station.

River
The is a river that rises near the Druesberg mountain in the , and eventually flows into the in the centre of the city of Zürich, after crossing the Zürich–Winterthur railway at Zürich HB.

Railway station
is a railway station in , situated on the banks of in the town of . The station is located on the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, within fare zone 151 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund.

Railway station
is a railway station in , situated in the town of . The station is located on the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau railway, within fare zone 151 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund, and is served by the S24 line of the Zürich S-Bahn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horgen and Meilen.

is the principal town of the district of in the canton of in . The inhabitants are called Horgner. The western village of Horgenberg belongs also to the municipality.

Town
is a municipality in the district of in the canton of Zürich in . is situated 3½ km northeast of Horgen District.

Town
is a municipality and town in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in . The municipality includes two parts: and Gattikon. is situated 5 km northwest of Horgen District.

Horgen District

Latitude
47.2577° or 47° 15′ 28″ north
Longitude
8.597° or 8° 35′ 49″ east
Population
127,000
Elevation
459 metres (1,506 feet)
Open location code
8FVC7H5W+3R
Geo­Names ID
6458847
Wiki­data ID
Q660579
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Horgen District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مقاطعة هورغن
  • Armenian: Հորգեն
  • Basque: Horgen barrutia
  • Bavarian: Beziak Horgen
  • Belarusian: Хорген
  • Catalan: Districte de Horgen
  • Cebuano: Bezirk Horgen
  • Chinese: Horgen Koān
  • Chinese: 豪爾根區
  • Chinese: 霍爾根區
  • Chuvash: Хорген
  • Czech: Okres Horgen
  • Dutch: Horgen
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Horgen
  • Esperanto: Horgen
  • French: district de Horgen
  • French: District de Horgen
  • German: Bezirk Horgen
  • German: Horgen
  • Hebrew: מחוז הורגן
  • Italian: distretto di Horgen
  • Italian: Distretto di Horgen
  • Italian: Horgen
  • Korean: 호르겐구
  • Latin: Horga
  • Lombard: Horgen
  • Luxembourgish: Distrikt Horgen
  • Min Nan Chinese: Horgen Koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Distriktet Horgen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Distriktet Horgen
  • Norwegian: Distriktet Horgen
  • Persian: بخش اورژان
  • Persian: بخش هورگن
  • Polish: Okręg Horgen
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Horgen
  • Russian: Хорген
  • Spanish: Distrito de Horgen
  • Swedish: Bezirk Horgen
  • Swiss German: Bezirk Horgen
  • Thai: เขตฮอร์เกิน
  • Tosk Albanian: Bezirk Horgen
  • Ukrainian: Горген
  • Venetian: Distreto de Horgen
  • Venetian: Distretto di Horgen
  • Vietnamese: Horgen
  • Waray (Philippines): Horgen

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Horgen Sust and Horgen Oberdorf.

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