Coordinates: 47°16′N 8°36′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Horgen is a locality in Switzerland. Situated in the Canton of Zurich, it is one of the larger towns along the left flank of the Lake of Zurich. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population of about 1. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... Horgen is an administrative district of the Swiss canton of Zürich. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... To suggest a relevant news story for the main page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Hausen am Albis is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... A municipality in Zurich, Switzerland on the west bank of the lake. ... Oberrieden is a locality in Switzerland. ... Thalwil is a village in the Horgen district, near Zürich, Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population of about 1. ... Lake Zurich showing a sailing boat, a popular pastime on the lake A view of the lake from Horgen Lake Zurich (also spelled Lake Zürich or Lake of Zürich; in German Zürichsee) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the town of Zürich. ...

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. An array of Neolithic artefacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae Scotland, Europes most complete Neolithic village. ... In archaeology, culture refers to either of two separate but allied concepts: An archaeological culture is a pattern of similar artefacts and features found within a specific area over a limited period of time. ... The Seine-Oise-Marne or SOM culture is the name given by archaeologists to the final culture of the Neolithic and first culture of the Chalcolithic in northern France. ...

Transportation

The A3 motorway has a junction close to the more hilly part of the town. The A3 motorway The A3 is a motorway in Switzerland. ...

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. Pfäffikon SZ (where SZ stands for the Canton of Schwyz) being part of Freienbach, is one of Switzerlands tax havens located at Lake Zurich. ... Sargans with its castle (August 2002 image) Sargans is a locality in Switzerland. ... Chur is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton. ... The Cisalpino Inside Cisalpino The Cisalpino is a high-speed train that interconnects Stuttgart, Basel, Geneva, Zürich, Milan, Venice, and Florence. ... Zug : also the name of a character from childrens series TUGS Location within Switzerland Zug, capital of the Swiss canton of that name, is a picturesque little town at the northeastern corner of the lake of Zug, and at the foot of the Zugerberg (3255 ft. ... Arth-Goldau in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, exists only on Swiss Federal Railways maps, for it is merely the name of railway station of both the localities of Arth and Goldau. ... Location within Switzerland Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland Lugano is a city in south-east Switzerland, in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. ...

Being close to the lake, boats also dock at Horgen.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Horgen

• Official Website of Horgen (in German)