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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.7058,Lat: 47.209
Elevation	452 meter above sea level
Local time	22:59:39pm
Name province/region	Zürich
Name Subregion	Horgen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Richterswil

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wollerau	1.8 km	SouthEast
2 Wädenswil	3.3 km	NorthWest
3 Herrlisberg	3.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Schindellegi	3.6 km	South
5 Stäfa	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	62 km	East
2 Bern	Switzerland	100 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	328 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 309 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aare, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Zürichsee (Lac de Zurich) (84.4 km² at a height of around 405 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Zürich with a height of 408 meter (at a distance of 23 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 44 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 62 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 50%, low mountains: 43%, moderate high mountains: 7%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.2 km2

6.6%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

30.4 km2

38.7%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.5%

Urban area

16.8 km2

21.4%

Water - Lakes

25.4 km2

32.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Richterswil in country Switzerland

Richterswil at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	39 km	WestNorthWest
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	53 km	SouthEast
3 Abbey of St Gall	Switzerland	56 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Richterswil / Dorfkern

Type of weather in Richterswil / Dorfkern	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	05:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam