Horgen: Horgen, Reithy
Horgen combines a compact lakeside centre with cultivated slopes in a way that reflects its position on Lake Zurich. The municipality extends from the water’s western shore into the Zimmerberg hills, where housing, fields and vineyards occupy the rising ground. Lake Zurich forms a long, narrow basin between Zurich and the upper lake, making the shore central to local movement and settlement. Horgen is linked across the water to Meilen by a car ferry, while rail services connect it with Zurich. Its name is also attached to the Horgen culture, a Late Neolithic archaeological culture identified from finds near the town. Around Reithy, the slope-side setting brings agriculture into close contact with the wider Zurich metropolitan area.
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The landscape around Horgen is shaped by the sloping western shore of Lake Zurich, which has influenced both the town’s layout and local economy. This lakeside municipality in the canton of Zurich is the administrative centre of the District of Horgen, with ferry connections across the lake to Meilen. Its name reaches beyond the shoreline: the Horgen culture, a Late Neolithic archaeological culture, was named after discoveries made here. The former Käpfnach coal mine recalls another chapter of local life, when lignite was extracted from the hills above the lake. Find related webcams around Lake Zurich and the Zurich region to build a fuller picture of Horgen and its lakeshore setting.
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