Richterswil
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Zurich (ZH)
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| District : | Horgen |
| BFS no. : | 0138 |
| Postal code : | 8805 Richterswil 8833 Saturdayern |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH RIC |
| Coordinates : | 696 001 / 229373 |
| Height : | 408 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 404–729 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 7.53 km² |
| Residents: | 13,513 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 1795 inhabitants per km² |
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Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
18.9% (December 31, 2018) |
| Mayor : | Marcel Tanner ( FDP ) |
| Website: | www.richterswil.ch |
 View from Feusisberg to Richterswil |
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Richterswil , popularly called Richti , is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .
geography
The municipality of Richterswil lies between the south-western left bank of Lake Zurich and the Höhronen range of hills on the border with the canton of Schwyz . The community area covers 755 hectares and extends from 408 m above sea level. M. (Lake Zurich) up to 725 m above sea level M. ( Hüttnersee ). The distance to Zurich is around 25 kilometers (air line).
The community consists of the districts Richterswil, Burghalden and Saturdayern . Neighboring communities Richterswils are Wädenswil and Wollerau . The Lake Zurich island of Schönenwirt has belonged to Richterswil since 1848 .
Land use
In 2007 the community area of 755 hectares consisted of 50.7% agricultural and 30.5% urban areas. Historically, this means a decline in agricultural area in favor of settlement area by around 8% since 1983. The proportion of standing and flowing bodies of water in the total area (excluding Lake Zurich) is 0.7%, while the forested area (i.e. forest, woodland) makes up 7.2%. 10.7% of the area is used for traffic areas. In 2012 the construction zones comprised 34.6% of the total area.
history
Early history and the Middle Ages
Place and field names as well as archaeological finds near the island of Schönenwirt indicate an Alemannic settlement of the current municipal area in the 7th to 9th centuries. The origin of the place name is not documented, but could be traced back to the Old High German name “Richtilo”, the bearer of which can be assumed to be the earliest (oldest) settler. Richterswil is first mentioned as Richtliswile in 1265.
Alt-Wädenswil Castle was built on Richterswil soil around 1200 . At that time Richterswil was part of the Wädenswil rule, whose barons built the church of St. Martin as early as 1265. In 1287 the rule of Wädenswil came into the possession of the Order of St. John , which was to determine the fate of Richterswil for around 250 years. During the Old Zurich War in the first half of the 15th century, the Order of St. John remained neutral, which largely saved it from war devastation. As a result of the Reformation, however, the Order of St. John finally sold the rule of Wädenswil - and with it Richterswil - to the city of Zurich in 1550 .
Early modern age
Until the Reformation (1529), the parish of Richterswil also included parts of Wollerau (and parts of Hütten until 1703 ). Since the Reformation and the sale to Zurich, Richterswil was now in the confessional border area on the border with the canton of Schwyz. Because of this situation, the Schwyz invaded during the First Villmerger War (1656). With the help of newly built entrenchments above the village, another incursion could be repelled in the Second Villmerger War (1712).
Richterswil's economy was initially characterized by agriculture, before forms of domestic industry emerged relatively early. Since the 15th century, the wool and cotton industry, and since the 16th century linen weaving, became an important part of the Richterswil economy. At the end of the 18th century, almost half (46%) of the population was involved in the cotton industry. In addition, Richterswil was economically successful in the transit of goods traffic , and as an important stop on the pilgrimage route to Einsiedeln , the community benefited significantly from the pilgrimage. The latter led to the establishment of a profitable hospitality industry, and boatmen who led the pilgrims across the lake also earned money from the faithful.
Helvetic
At the end of the 18th century, Johannes Hotze (originally Hotz), a doctor who specialized in mental illnesses, worked in Richterswil. His friends included his cousin Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and Johann Caspar Lavater , and his visitors included Goethe , who came to Richterswil in 1775 and 1779.
At that time, the canton of Zurich was still ruled by the guilds of the city of Zurich, to which the few thousand city citizens belonged. The 180,000 inhabitants of the landscape, on the other hand, were excluded from many professions and offices. The ideas of the French Revolution fell on fertile ground among the “Seebuben”, who had achieved prosperity through innovative agriculture and proto-industrialization . In 1794/1795 Stäfa became the starting point for a democracy movement . The Richterswil butcher David Schmid wrote to the Stäfners that "those from Wädenswil and Richterswil all wanted to keep up with them" and that they were provided with powder and lead. Because of the cruel punishment of the freedom fighters, Dr. Hotze his home forever.
When the Helvetic Revolution broke out in 1798 and France intervened in favor of the rebellious Vaudois , the Richterswil refused to go to war for the Gentlemen of Bern . Finally, the Zurich government abdicated. But it took the occupation of the castles and parsonages and the deployment of 14,000 armed peasantry before a three-quarters of the former subjects received the government power. Symbols of the revolution were the tree of freedom , the salutation "citizen", the wearing of the Stäfner cockade and the disappearance of the old official costumes.
The "One and Indivisible Helvetic Republic " was proclaimed in Aarau , which promised the Swiss freedom and equality. The rural municipality cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Nidwalden, Glarus and Zug, however, did not want to renounce their historical constitutions (and their subject areas) and decided to occupy Aarau, Bern and Zurich. The new state then asked France for help.
As part of a short campaign that led to the surrender of the opponents of the revolution, on April 30th there was a battle in and around Wollerau , Bäch and Richterswil with around 300 dead and wounded. This involved three battalions of French and one battalion of Zurich on the victorious side, on the other side two or three battalions of Glarner and Höfner , Märchler and Einsiedler . The subsequent battle at Schindellegi ended with the retreat of the Schwyzer.
Instead of the Landvogtei Wädenswil , Richterswil now belonged to the district (district) Horgen . Only then did it receive the status of a political municipality with a municipal council ("Munizipalität") despite its 2500 inhabitants. The civil estate was administered by a separate community with a community council ("community chamber"). In 1799, Richterswil was occupied first by the Austrians, then by the French. In the Second Battle of Zurich , Dr. Hotze's politically dissenting brother, the Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Friedrich von Hotze , under the bullets of the victorious French.
Mediation
In 1803 Napoleon dissolved the Helvetic Republic as a self-proclaimed " mediator ". The city of Zurich used this to restore its rule over the canton. Richterswil, however, elected supporters of the Helvetic Republic to the municipal council.
An arson attack on the bailiff's castle in Wädenswil gave the signal for an uprising in 1804. Burghalden was a gathering place for 450–600 armed men. 80-100 Richterswilers also took part under the leadership of Jakob Treichler. The so-called buck war ended with the occupation of the communities involved by troops from other cantons, with a “witch hunt” on democrats, several of whom were murdered or executed, and with fines, the fourth-highest of which (after Wädenswil, Horgen and Stäfa) Richterswil had to pay. The city of Zurich also set up a new municipal council.
Napoleon's continental barrier made hand weavers who had processed cotton yarn imported from England unemployed. More than a hundred Richterswilers emigrated to Piedimonte d'Alife (now Piedimonte Matese ) in the Kingdom of Naples in 1812 , where Joachim Murat and Napoleon's sister Carolina ruled. Its leader was the former «agent» of the Helvetic Republic Konrad Leuthi (Lüthi).
19./20. century
During the time of the Restoration (1815-1830) the wheel of history was turned back further. Under the name of "Oberamtmänner", governors moved back into Wädenswil Castle. In the period of regeneration (1830–1848) democracy finally prevailed. As in 1798, Richterswil has been part of the Horgen district ever since.
After the Schönenwirt island close to the banks in the bay between Richterswil and Bäch was definitely added to the canton of Zurich in 1841 , the municipality of Richterswil bought the island for 100 Swiss francs at the official auction on October 6, 1848. The sale was ratified by the Zurich government council on October 21, 1848. The historical purchase letter, dated January 5, 1849, is kept in the municipal archive. After Ufenau and Lützelau, the island is the third largest of the four natural Lake Zurich islands .
In 1873, the silk manufacturer Rudolf Zinggeler-Syfrig (1819–1897) received the rights to use the Mülibach to drive the machines in his Zinggeler AG silk twisting mill . Above Richterswil, the star pond was created by damming the Mülibach stream in Saturdayern with a water level of 583 m above sea level. M. . A two-kilometer-long pressure pipe led the water down to Lake Zurich, where it drove a water turbine in the Zinggelers twisting mill . For amusement and as a symbol of industrialization, the manufacturer let the water rise through a nozzle on festive days such as August 1st from 1875 : a fountain with a height of 80 to 85 meters was created. This fountain has long been considered the highest on the continent. In 1972 the power plant was taken out of service and with it the fountain.
In 2003, the Society for Historical Fountains in Richterswil was founded to carry out the restoration and operation of the fountain at an assumed cost of CHF 2.3 million. The lottery fund of the Canton of Zurich contributed 300,000 Swiss francs, the municipality of Richterswil 150,000 Swiss francs and numerous patrons participated in the fountain and museum project. The reactivation of the fountain was realized, the first re-commissioning took place on 8/9. December 2007. The march Fontane vive, composed especially for the fountain, was premiered by the Richterswil / Saturdayern music association. The fountain is regularly in operation on Sundays from 11.45 am to 12 noon and in the summer months from 8 pm to 8 pm. Private individuals can have the fountain spew on a desired date for CHF 200 (as of 2017). The association also aims at:
- Documentation of the hydroelectric systems, the pressure line and hydrant network, the turbines
- Foundation of a museum for the industrialization of Richterswil, especially from 1873 to the Second World War
- Creation of a nature trail along the old pressure line
Information boards (in the seaside resort restaurant and the GZ Drei Eichen in Saturdayern) explain the feeding from the star pond via the smaller Speckl reservoir with a mirror height of 576 m. Today the fountain spurts up to 101 m high, based on the mirror of Lake Zurich of 406 m. Rudolf Zinggeler's factory was destroyed by fire on June 10, 2010.
In 1878, parts of the municipality (parts of Giessen and Staubenweidli, which were to the left of the Reidbach) were ceded to the municipality of Wädenswil. The Richterswil Hospital was built in 1893 and has been run as a primarily anthroposophic clinic since 1994 under the name Paracelsus Hospital . The new Reformed Church was consecrated in 1905 and the Catholic Church in 1914. In 1975 the historic village center of Richterswil was declared worthy of protection. In 1992 Richterswil station received the international Brunel Award in the category For outstanding visual design in public railway transport .
coat of arms
Blazon : A red pole in gold.
population
At the end of 2013 Richterswil had 12,999 inhabitants (5,493 households) with a population density of 1,722 inhabitants per square kilometer. This means that Richterswil's population has more than doubled in the last 50 years (1963: 6,121 inhabitants). Of the residents resident at the end of 2012 (12,781) around 3/4 (76.3% or 9756 people) lived in Richterswil and around a quarter (23.7% or 3025 people) in Saturdayern .
In Richterswil, 34.8% of the population are Protestant Reformed , 31.3% Roman Catholic and 33.9% belong to another or no denomination. The share of the foreign resident population was 19.3%, well below the cantonal Zurich average of 25.2%. The social assistance rate was 1.5% and the share of unemployed in the population between 15 and 64 years was 2.2%.
Historical population development
| year | 1634 | 1850 | 1920 | 1940 | 1962 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2013 | 2017 |
| population | 893 | 3203 | 4527 | 4554 | 5935 | 7380 | 8635 | 9882 | 10430 | 12336 | 12999 | 13352 |
politics
executive
The executive authority ( executive ) of Richterswils is the municipal council. It consists of nine members and runs the business of the political community. The municipality president is the chairman of the municipal council. All municipal council members are responsible for one or more departments, and each member presides over one or more commissions. The municipality chancellery and the departments of the municipal administration support the municipality council in the preparation of transactions and in the implementation of resolutions. The municipal administration is run by the municipality clerk, who also acts as the head of personnel and advisor to the municipal council.
The municipal council is composed as follows (inauguration July 1, 2018): The municipal president is Marcel Tanner ( FDP ), the other members are - in alphabetical order - Bernadette Dubs ( SP ), Hansjörg Germann ( CVP ), Evelyn Meuter ( SVP ) , Willy Nüesch (FDP), Markus Oertle (SP), Renato Pfeffer ( EVP ), Christian Stalder (SVP) and Melanie Züger (FDP).
legislative branch
The legislative body ( legislature ) is the municipal assembly , which de jure consists of the entirety of all Swiss citizens entitled to vote. It takes place at least twice a year: as an accounting community meeting in June and as a budget community meeting in December. The municipal council reserves the right to call further meetings if there is enough business. The tasks of the municipal assembly include, among other things, the election of cantonal juries, legislation in the form of issuing ordinances and regulations, building and planning law (communal structure plan, building and zoning regulations, design plans, special regulations), determining the tax rate and one Estimate as well as the acceptance of the annual accounts.
National elections
In the 2019 National Council elections, the share of the vote in Richterswil was: SVP 29.2%, FDP 15.65%, SP 13.94%, glp 13.33%, Greens 12.61%, CVP 7.52%, EPP 2.85 %, BDP 1.52%, and EDU 1.34%.
traffic
The municipality of Richterswil is accessible by rail through the connection to the network of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the Swiss Southeast Railway (SOB).
There are four train stations in Richterswil (Richterswil, Saturdayern, Burghalden, Grüenfeld) that are served by four S-Bahn lines of the Zurich Transport Association . Richterswil train station is on the Zurich - Chur (SBB) line, Saturdayern and Burghalden train stations and the Grüenfeld stop are on the Wädenswil - Einsiedeln (SOB) line:
- S 2 Zurich Airport - Zurich HB - Pfäffikon SZ - Ziegelbrücke (- Unterterzen ) (Richterswil)
- S 8 Winterthur - Wallisellen - Zurich HB - Thalwil - Pfäffikon SZ (Richterswil)
- S 13 Wädenswil - Einsiedeln (Saturdayern, Burghalden, Grüenfeld)
- S 40 Rapperswil - Pfäffikon SZ - Einsiedeln (Saturdayern)
Within the municipality, the bus route 170 connects the districts of Richterswil, Burghalden and Saturdayern. Bus routes 175 and 176 also run between Richterswil and Wollerau; Postbus line 180 runs between Saturdayern and Pfäffikon SZ .
Richterswil has a ship landing stage, which is approached by scheduled boats of the Zürichsee-Schiffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG). Richterswil can be reached by private transport via the A3 Zurich – Chur motorway, among other things .
Attractions
Churches
In the community of Richterswil with the districts of Burghalden and Saturdayern there are the following churches and Christian associations:
- The Reformed parish owns the Reformed Church in Richterswil , which was built by Jacques Kehrer in the neo-Gothic style between 1902 and 1905 .
- The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family is one of the most important witnesses of neo-baroque architecture in the canton of Zurich. It was built by Adolf Gaudy from 1913 to 1914 .
- The second Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary is located in Saturdayern on Bergstrasse . It replaced a previous building in 2012 and is currently (as of 2014) the youngest Catholic church in the Canton of Zurich.
- The Chrischona community can be found on Weberrütistrasse in Saturdayern.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is located on Schwandenweg in the Saturdayern ward.
Historic village center
Richterswil has a village center with many well-preserved half-timbered houses as well as a listed station building. The “Drei Könige” inn is evidence of Richterswil's once great importance as a place of passage for pilgrims ( pilgrimages to Einsiedeln). The Reformed and Catholic Churches are examples of sacred architecture in the late phase of historicism .
Notable civil buildings are also the “Doktorhaus” with Goethesäli , the former “zum Raben” inn, the “zum Bären” house, Mülenen (former Heimatwerk school ).
Alt-Wädenswil ruins
The Alt-Wädenswil castle ruins , the largest fortress ruins in the canton of Zurich, are also located in the municipality .
Star jump
Not far from the picturesque Sternensee near Saturdayern, the earth walls of one of the numerous jumps in the denominational border area with Catholic Central Switzerland have been preserved. The fortifications were important in the Villmerger Wars and in the Sonderbund War .
nature
The community has several vantage points with a view of Lake Zurich, the islands of Ufenau, Lützelau and Schönenwirt and the forerunners of the Glarus and Appenzell Alps. Probably the most famous viewpoint not far from the Burghalden train station is referred to as " Gottfried-Keller -Plätzli" in reference to its most famous admirer . The banks (Horn peninsula, Lake Zurich island “Schönenwirt”), the moraine landscape in the Richterswiler Berg and the bank path between Wädenswil and Richterswil, completed in 2012, are also considered attractive .
Art and culture
schools
The elementary school consists of the three levels of kindergarten, primary school (1st to 6th grade) and upper level (7th to 8th / 9th grade). The Richterswil-Saturdayern school is organizationally divided into five school units (ground, village, field 1, field 2, Saturdayern), each with its own school management. The upper level is run as a three-part secondary school. While there are kindergartens and primary schools in Richterswil as well as in Saturday, pupils from Saturday in the seventh to ninth grades go to school in Richterswil.
Library
Richterswil has a community library with a range of books, magazines and electronic media for adults and children. Their holdings are indexed in a central online catalog of the municipal libraries in the canton of Zurich. In addition, the library organizes readings at irregular intervals and is the initiator of a reading circle.
Museums
With the local museum in the baroque half-timbered house Bären and the show sawmill with museum in Sagi Saturdayern , the community has two museums.
leisure
Richterswil has two community-owned seaside resorts on Lake Zurich and Lake Hüttnersee, as well as an indoor school pool in the Feld 1 schoolhouse, which is open to the public during non-teaching times. The Horn is a public peninsula that is not only a popular seaside resort, but also provides additional infrastructure for leisure activities, such as a beach volleyball field and barbecue areas.
Events
The traditional events in Richterswil include:
- The Räbechilbi , the local variety of Alemannic Räbenlichtbrauchtums , which takes place on the second Saturday in November. It is of national importance and attracts over 10,000 visitors to Richterswil every year.
- The Chilbi (Kirchweih) in Richterswil and the Bergchilbi in Saturdayern, which take place on consecutive weekends (Saturday to Monday) in August.
- The Haaggeri is a local custom that in Samstagern on the evening of the penultimate working day ( the other last Werchnacht ) of the year is celebrated. According to old tradition, this involves driving out evil spirits with scourges, bells and the "Haaggeri", a carved horse's head, with which groups of four to eight single boys beg for money at the windows of the (farm) houses.
More regularly held cultural events have recently become established:
- The Richterswil Beach Party , which has been held once a year on the Horn peninsula since 1998.
- The open-air cinema Ciné au Lac , which has been held on the Horn peninsula for a week in July since the 1990s.
Personalities
- Johannes Hotze (1734–1801), country doctor of international repute. Born in Richterswil, emigrated to Frankfurt am Main after Stäfner Handel.
- Friedrich von Hotze (1739–1799), imperial-royal field marshal lieutenant (division general). Born in Richterswil.
- Jakob Braendlin-Näf (1775–1845), textile technician and entrepreneur. Born in Richterswil.
- Johann Jakob Staub (1783–1852), master tailor in Paris. Born in Richterswil.
- Johann Jakob Hürlimann (1796–1853), entrepreneur and politician.
- Johannes Wild (1814–1894), engineer and cartographer. Born and died in Richterswil.
- Johann Jakob Treichler (1822–1906), legal scholar and politician. Richterswil is the place of birth and citizenship.
- Heinrich Landis (1833–1915) businessman and politician. Born and died in Richterswil and a citizen of Richterswil.
- Heinrich Landis (1879–1922), electrical engineer and entrepreneur. Born in Richterswil.
- Ernst Eschmann (1886–1953), writer. Born in Richterswil.
- Paul Burkhard (1888–1964), sculptor and draftsman. Born in Richterswil.
- Hans Streuli (1892–1970), architect and politician (FDP), Federal Councilor. 1928–1935 Mayor of Richterswil.
- Eduard Fueter (1908–1970), historian. Died in Richterswil.
- Bernhard von Arx (1924–2012), writer. Lived in Richterswil.
- Hans Peter Treichler (1941–2019), journalist, author, folk song and chanson interpreter. Lived and died in Richterswil.
- Ernst Bigler (* 1946), jazz musician
- Fredy Staub (* 1952), theologian. Born in Richterswil.
- Ancillo Canepa (* 1953), manager. Born in Richterswil.
- André Blattmann (* 1956), Corps Commander, 2009–2016 Chief of the Swiss Army. Born in Richterswil.
- Alex Kuprecht (* 1957), politician (SVP), Council of States. Born in Richterswil.
- Peter Walt (* 1964), radio presenter. Lives in Richterswil.
- Ruedi Wild (* 1982), triathlete. Born in Richterswil.
- Elias Schmäh (* 1986), racing cyclist. Born in Richterswil.
literature
- Hermann Fietz: The art monuments of the canton of Zurich, Volume II: The districts of Bülach, Dielsdorf, Hinwil, Horgen and Meilen. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 15). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1943. DNB 365803049 .
- Heinrich Peter: From the beginning to the Reformation. (= From the local history of Richterswil. Volume 1). Verlag Buchdruckerei Richterswil, Richterswil 1975.
- Heinrich Peter: Two and a half centuries under the rule of the city of Zurich: the rulership period 1550–1798. (= From the local history of Richterswil. Volume 2). Verlag Buchdruckerei Richterswil, Richterswil 1975.
- Heinrich Peter: The French period (Helvetic and mediation). (= From the local history of Richterswil. Volume 3). Verlag Buchdruckerei Richterswil, Richterswil 1980.
- Heinrich Peter: The own way to freedom (restoration - regeneration - Sonderbund war). (= From the local history of Richterswil. Volume 4). Verlag Buchdruckerei Richterswil, Richterswil 1983.
- Heinrich Peter: Political, economic and structural history of the community. The village as a cultural center. (= From the local history of Richterswil. Volume 5). Verlag Buchdruckerei Richterswil, Richterswil 1985.
- Heinrich Peter: History of the community of Richterswil: from the beginnings to 1918 and with a brief overview to 1985. Special edition. Verlag Buchdruckerei Richterswil, Richterswil 1986.
- Kurt Wild: Alt-Richterswil: a cultural-historical picture arch. Verlag Buchdruckerei Richterswil, Richterswil 1992.
- Heinrich Peter, Peter Ziegler : Richterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Nicole Billeter, Hans Peter Treichler : Between lake and mountain. Chronicle of the community of Richterswil. bm Druck, Winkel 2015.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Richterswil
- Statistical data for the municipality of Richterswil
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Data on the resident population by home, gender and age (community profile). Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ^ Richterswil in numbers. Homepage of the community of Richterswil. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich - database (community portraits) . Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ Heinrich Peter, Peter Ziegler: Richterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ 'Richterswil' in the ortsnames.ch database . Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ Heinrich Peter, Peter Ziegler: Richterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ^ Heinrich Peter, Peter Ziegler: Richterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ^ Heinrich Peter, Peter Ziegler: Richterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ Manure fertilization was invented on Lake Zurich. Cf. Johann Rudolf Tschiffeli : Letters about stable feeding. (1773). In: Treatises and observations by the economic society of Bern, 13th year, 2nd piece, Bern undated, pp. 2–47, here: p. 37.
- ↑ Otto Hunziker (Ed.): Contemporary depictions of the unrest in the Zurich landscape, 1794–1798. Basel 1897 ( digitized on e-Helvetica ), p. 100.
- ↑ Cf. (Johann Kaspar Billeter): History of the political movements in the canton of Zurich, from the year 1795. 2nd edition, Stäfa 1798 ( digitized version ).
- ↑ Before 1798 everyone was a town citizen, but no Richterswiler except Dr. Hotze was addressed as "Mr.".
- ↑ See Holger Böning : The dream of freedom and equality. Helvetic Revolution and Republic (…) Orell Füssli Verlag, Zurich 1998, pp. 119–127.
- ↑ Before it was just a parish.
- ^ Heinrich Peter: From the local history of Richterswil. Volume 3. Richterswil 1980, p. 49. This fact refutes Peter's assertion that the majority of the Richterswilers rejected the Helvetic Republic.
- ↑ Johann Jakob Leuthy: Complete history of the buck war in 1804, edited from authentic sources (…) Zurich 1838. ( digitized ), pp. 50, 99, 101, 140; Rolf Graber: The time of sharing, popular movements and popular unrest in the Zurich countryside 1794–1804. Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2003, pp. 307-317.
- ↑ Mayor was Dr. Hotze's former opponent Dr. Kaspar Landis, who is said to have treated the mentally ill entrusted to him "like an executioner". (Beat Christoph Franz Häcki: Ein Modus Vivendi. Zurich 2002, pp. 27–31). He was succeeded by supporters of the Helvetic Republic.
- ↑ The English cotton mills were already working with machines while there were no mechanical weaving mills.
- ↑ Leo Weisz : Swiss pioneers in the southern Italian textile industry. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 5, 1966; Heinrich Peter: From the local history of Richterswil. Volume 3, Richterswil 1980, p. 59.
- ^ Heinrich Peter, Peter Ziegler: Richterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ^ Ratification of the sale of the island of Schönenwerd on October 21, 1848. Zurich State Archives ( online ).
- ^ Society of historical fountains Richterswil website, last accessed June 26, 2017.
- ↑ Historical Richterswil fountain ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Society of historical fountains Richterswil, undated, accessed June 26, 2017. - 2 variants.
- ^ Heinrich Peter, Peter Ziegler: Richterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ Protected sites of national importance. In: Ordinance on the federal inventory of protected sites in Switzerland. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ Richterswil in numbers. Homepage of the community of Richterswil. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ Richterswil in numbers. Homepage of the community of Richterswil. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich - database (community portraits) . Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ Data up to 1940 from: Heinrich Peter, Peter Ziegler: Richterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 4, 2012 , accessed June 5, 2019 . Data since 1963 from: Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich - database (community portraits) . Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Municipal Council. Homepage of the community of Richterswil. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ 'Community assembly ' Homepage of the community of Richterswil. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ Elections 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
- ^ Peter Ziegler: Mühlenen Richterswil. Heimatwerkschule. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 295). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Bern 1981, ISBN 3-85782-295-3 .
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