Thalwil is a municipality and town in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The municipality includes two parts: Thalwil and Gattikon.

History

Thalwil is first mentioned around 1030 as Talwile villam, which is derived from Tellewilare, Tello's Farm, and indicates the early medieval origins of Thalwil as an Alemannic farmstead. Only a few graves remain from this period. In 1133, it was mentioned as Telwil. housing and buildings made up 42.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (13.7%).

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! year

! population

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| 1634

| 601

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| 1762

| 1,100

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| 1799

| 1,149

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| 1833

| 1,318

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| 1850

| 1,889

|-

| 1880

| 3,293

|-

| 1900

| 6,791

|-

| 1950

| 8,787

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| 1990

| 15,647

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|2000

|15,749

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|2010

|17,189

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|2020

|18,263

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|2023

|18,550

|-

|2024

|18’487 , there were 5 people employed in the primary economic sector and 2 businesses involved in this sector. 1,001 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 106 businesses in this sector. 5,576 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1,193 businesses in this sector.

Taxes

According to the statistical office of Canton Zurich, Thalwil receives 92.0 million Franc in tax revenue every year, as of 2020. 11,022 people pay taxes to Thalwil.

  • Urs Schwarzenbach (born 1948 in Thalwil), UK-based Swiss billionaire financier
  • Bruno Saile (born 1952 in Thalwil), a Swiss rower
  • Reto Salimbeni (born 1958, in Thalwil), a filmmaker and director known for his features and commercials
  • Martin Bäumle (born 1964 in Thalwil), is a Swiss scientist and politician
  • Manuela Müller (born 1980 in Thalwil), a Swiss freestyle skier, competed at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics
  • Adrian Winter (born 1986 in Thalwil), a Swiss professional footballer with over 250 club caps

See also

  • Spelunke in vivo

References

  • Official website of the Thalwil Gemeinde
  • Blog about life in Thalwil
  • Thalwiler Anzeiger newspaper