Samstagern
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | |
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Location of Samstagern
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| Coordinates: 47°11.5′N 8°40.93′E / 47.1917°N 8.68217°ECoordinates: 47°11.5′N 8°40.93′E / 47.1917°N 8.68217°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Horgen |
| Municipality | Richterswil |
| Elevation | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 2,851 |
| Postal code | 8833 |
| SFOS number | 0138 |
| Localities | Grüenfeld, Bärenbrüggli |
| Surrounded by | Richterswil, Schönenberg, Hütten, Freienbach |
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Samstagern is a village in the municipality Richterswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. Hüttnersee is located in the village.
The population is about 2,851 with a rapidly increasing trend. Samstagern is a ribbon development, i.e. Samstagern was established alongside the street between Wädenswil and Einsiedeln. 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 urban area of the northwestern city of Wädenswil on Lake Zurich. On cultural matters, in Samstagern is a variety of clubs and societies located.
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.
The A3 motorway separates Richterswil and Samstagern. The village has good connections to the public transport system: Samstagern railway station was established in 1877 by the Südostbahn (SOB) to Einsiedeln and Wädenswil (S13) and to Rapperswil 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.
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