Trachslau
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 Schwyz (SZ)
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| District : | Einsiedeln | |
| Municipality : | Einsiedeln | |
| Postal code : | 8840 | |
| Coordinates : | 697 695 / 217 149 | |
| Height : | 950 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 1173 (2020) | |
| Website: | www.trachslau.ch | |
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Trachslau is a quarter within the political municipality of Einsiedeln with around 1200 inhabitants in the Swiss canton of Schwyz .
Historical aerial photo from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1928
Trachslau is located southwest of Einsiedeln on the Alp river . The place was first mentioned in a document in 1331 as Trechsellum . During the march controversy in 1308 on the war mat, the southernmost home of Trachslau, a dispute between the Schwyzers and the soldiers of the monastery should have taken place.
The Benedictine monastery Au is located on the Jakobspilgerweg between Einsiedeln and Trachslau.
coat of arms
In red and white war flail (tournament weapon) with a yellow shaft.
Attractions
literature
- Linus Birchler : The art monuments of the canton Schwyz, Volume I: The districts of Einsiedeln, Höfe and March. (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 1). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1927.
- Anja Buschow Oechslin, Werner Oechslin: The art monuments of the canton of Schwitz. New edition III.II. Einsiedeln II. Einsiedeln village and district. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 203, (Art Monuments of Switzerland, Volume 101). ISBN 3-906131-75-0 .
Web links
- Trachslau on einsiedeln.ch
- Andreas Meyerhans: Trachslau. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Localities of the municipality of Einsiedeln