Schönenberg, Zurich
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| Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°39′E / 47.200°N 8.650°ECoordinates: 47°12′N 8°39′E / 47.200°N 8.650°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Horgen | |
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| • 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 | |
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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[update] 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[update] 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[update], 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] 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[update]) 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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