Canton of Schwyz
canton of Switzerland
Schwyz was one of the first cantons of Swiss canton (Urkanton).
Kanton Schwyz | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Switzerland | |
Map of Schwyz  | |
| Coordinates: 47°4′N 8°45′E / 47.067°N 8.750°ECoordinates: 47°4′N 8°45′E / 47.067°N 8.750°E | |
| Capital | Schwyz |
| Largest City | Freienbach |
| Subdivisions | 30 municipalities, 6 districts |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (7) |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (100) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 907.89 km2 (350.54 sq mi) |
| Population (12/2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 157,301 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
| Highest point | 2,802 m (9,193 ft): Bös Fulen |
| Lowest point | 406 m (1,332 ft): Lake Zürich |
| Joined | 1291 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | SZ.ch |
The capital is Schwyz and the main language is German (91%). It has an area of 908 km² and 130200 inhabitants. Schwyz is near to Lucerne.
Districts and MunicipalitiesEdit
The Canton of Schwyz is divided into six districts and 30 municipalities, although the districts Einsiedeln, Küssnacht and Gersau simply contain the municipality of the same name.
- District Schwyz
- with municipalities Schwyz, Arth, Ingenbohl, Muotathal, Steinen, Sattel, Rothenthurm, Oberiberg, Unteriberg, Lauerz, Steinerberg, Morschach, Alpthal, Illgau, Riemenstalden
- District Einsiedeln with municipality Einsiedeln
- District Gersau with municipality Gersau
- District Höfe
- with municipalities Wollerau, Freienbach, Feusisberg
- District Küssnacht with municipality Küssnacht am Rigi
- District March
- with municipalities Lachen, Altendorf, Galgenen, Vorderthal, Innerthal, Schübelbach, Tuggen, Wangen, Reichenburg
Other websitesEdit
- Company formation in Schwyz (English)
Aargau · Appenzell Innerrhoden · Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Basel-Stadt · Basel-Landschaft · Bern · Fribourg · Geneva · Glarus · Graubünden · Jura · Lucerne · Neuchâtel · Nidwalden · Obwalden · Schaffhausen · Schwyz · Solothurn · St. Gallen · Thurgau · Ticino · Uri · Valais · Vaud · Zug · Zürich
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018