RichterswilGeneral 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 | 22:09:48pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Zürich | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Horgen | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Richterswil |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 62 km | 
East
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 100 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 328 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe 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)
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 |
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| Nature |
0.1 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
30.4 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.4 km2 |
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| Urban area |
16.8 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
25.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Richterswil in country Switzerland
Richterswil at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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