Moving Company Richterswil – removals for private customers and businesses

Richti, as the locals call it, begins on Lake Zurich at 408 m above sea level and ends at the Hüttnersee at 725 m above sea level. In between lie a good 300 metres of altitude, the Höhronen ridge and the border with the canton of Schwyz. About 24 km as the crow flies separate the municipality from our base in Wallisellen.

Three districts, three starting points

The municipality includes Richterswil itself, Burghalden and Samstagern. Since 1848 even the small Lake Zurich island of Schönenwirt has belonged to it. A good half of its 755 hectares is farmland and just under a third is built-up area (as of 2007). Flats by the lake and houses further up between the fields call for different planning:

• For addresses higher up, we check the gradient and access before deciding on the vehicle size.
• By the lake and in denser neighbourhoods, the focus is on the stopping place, which we determine during the survey.
• For rural properties with a barn or outbuilding, we include disposal or furniture storage straight away if you wish.

That way your moving company in Richterswil knows before the date which truck fits where.

Where pilgrims once passed through

The village first appears in records in 1265, then as Richtliswile. Later, Richterswil was an important stop on the pilgrims' way to Einsiedeln. The pilgrims gave rise to inns, and boatmen ferried them across the lake. At the end of the 18th century almost half the population worked in the cotton industry. Goethe visited in 1775 and 1779, when the doctor Johannes Hotze practised here.

The listed half-timbered houses in the village centre are a reminder of this era. If you are moving into one of these houses, you can add furniture assembly to your booking: we carry large wardrobes through the stairwell dismantled and only reassemble them in the room.

Neighbours on both sides of the cantonal border

Richterswil borders Wädenswil in the canton of Zurich and Wollerau in the canton of Schwyz. A move in either direction is short, even if it crosses the cantonal border. Richterswil had 13,504 inhabitants (as of 2018). If you commute from here via the station on the Zurich–Chur line or via the A3, you do not have to sacrifice a day of holiday for the move: on request we schedule moving day on a Saturday, with no Saturday surcharge.

If you are planning a move to Wädenswil or looking for movers in the district capital Horgen, we organise both flats in one quote. As removals specialists in Richterswil we also take care of the final cleaning of your previous flat. We send you the quote within 24 hours.

Questions about Richterswil

Do you also do removals to Samstagern and Burghalden?
Yes. Samstagern and Burghalden are districts of Richterswil and are a normal part of our service area. Because the municipality extends from the lake up to 725 m above sea level, we determine access and vehicle size for each address during the survey.

Is a move across the cantonal border to Wollerau possible too?
Yes. Wollerau is a direct neighbour of Richterswil, even though it is already in the canton of Schwyz. We plan moving out and moving in together, including the stopping place at both addresses.