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Schönenberg, Zürich

Schönenberg
Zürichsee - Erlenbach - Wädenswil-Schönenberg IMG 2204.JPG
Coat of arms of Schönenberg
Coat of arms
Schönenberg is located in Switzerland
Schönenberg
Schönenberg
Schönenberg is located in Canton of Zurich
Schönenberg
Schönenberg
Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°39′E / 47.200°N 8.650°E / 47.200; 8.650Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°39′E / 47.200°N 8.650°E / 47.200; 8.650
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Horgen
Area
 • Total 10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi)
Elevation 714 m (2,343 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
 • Total 1,849
 • Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Postal code 8824
SFOS number 0140
Surrounded by Hirzel, Hütten, Menzingen (ZG), Richterswil, Wädenswil
Website www.schoenenberg.ch
SFSO statistics

Schönenberg is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Schönenberg has an area of 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi). Of this area, 77.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 7% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.2%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1.3% of the area. As of 2007 3.2% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.Teufenbachweiher is a reservoir on the Teufenbach creek.

Schönenberg has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 1,849. As of 2007, 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (96.5%), with French being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.8%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13.3%), the SPS (10.2%) and the CSP (9.2%).


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