Richterswil

History

Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as Richtliswile. In 1869 the majority of citizens of Richterswil voted against the new democratic cantonal constitution.

Geography

Richterswil has an area of . Of this area, 54.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 36.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 26.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (10.2%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.5% of the area. 34.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The northern shore of Hüttnersee is located in the municipality. It is located on the left shore of Lake Zürich. It includes the sections known as Dorf and Berg (which is part of Samstagern village). The Sternenweiher reservoir is also located in Richterswil.

Most-observed species

• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  16,941
• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  16,632
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  9,866
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  8,891
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  5,647
• Cherry Laurel

  Prunus laurocerasus L. · Magnoliopsida
  5,569
• Ringlet

  Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  4,914
• Early Goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Giant goldenrod

  Solidago gigantea Aiton · Magnoliopsida
  4,865

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2018-02-01
  4 km N of Innerbraz, Austria