Samstagern is a village in the

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Richterswil Richterswil ( Swiss German: ''Richtischwiil'' ) is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as ''Richtliswile''. During the 17th Century, a series of peas ...

in the district of Horgen in the

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of Zurich in Switzerland. Hüttnersee is located in the village.

Demographics

The population is about 2,851 with a rapidly increasing trend. Samstagern is a

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, i.e. Samstagern was established alongside the street between Wädenswil and

Einsiedeln Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century. History Early history There was no permanent settlement in the area ...

. In Samstagern there are some peasant holdings, especially on the outskirts of the village. Its core was concentrated around some Weiler hamlets (''Weiler'') among them ''Grüenfeld'' and ''Bärenbrüggli''. Samstagern belongs to the

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of the northwestern city of Wädenswil on

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. On cultural matters, in Samstagern is a variety of clubs and societies located.

Education

A primary school is located in Samstagern; its schoolhouse (built in 1870) for approximately 190 students in 10 classes has been renewed in 2000. Higher school levels are located in Richterswil.

Transportation

The

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separates Richterswil and Samstagern. The village has good connections to the public transport system: Samstagern railway station was established in 1877 by the

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(SOB) to

and Wädenswil ( S13) and to

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by the S-Bahn Zürich line S40. In the morning and in the evening SOB operates to Arth-Goldau and Romanshorn. Local bus lines operate to Pfäffikon (SZ) and its shopping mall called Seedamm-Center, and to Richterswil. The Zimmerberg bus line (''Zimmerbergbus''), provided by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), connects the Zimmerberg region and parts of the Sihl Valley.

History

Ending in 1287, the region around Richterswil was reigned by the noblemen (Freiherren) of Wädenswil, until 1549 it had belonged to the commandry of the

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in Wädenswil. Samstagern was first mentioned in the year 1659, in 1687 as „uff der Sambstageren“ and in 1773 as „auf der Samstageren“. In 1550, the region has been occupied by the city of

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich () i ...

which formed the ''Land

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ei Wädenswil'' which was ended with the formation of Swiss cantons by Napoleon Bonaparte. Richterswil-Samstagern was at first part of the

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as the District of Horgen. Following 1803's

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, it joined the ''Grossbezrik Horgen'' until 1813, and from 1814 to 1831 as ''Oberamt Wädenswil''. Since 1831, Samstagern is part of the municipality Richterswil.Forum Samstagern

Notes

External links

Samstagern on the official website of Richterswil
{{Authority control Au Richterswil