Bennau
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 Schwyz (SZ)
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| District : | Einsiedeln | |
| Municipality : | Einsiedeln | |
| Postal code : | 8836 | |
| Coordinates : | 697 920 / 222 734 | |
| Height : | 881 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 1108 (2020) | |
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Bennau is a village in the canton of Schwyz . It belongs to the Einsiedeln district and has around 900 inhabitants. The village is located on the northern edge of the Rothenthurm high moor , at the confluence of the Alp and the Biber .
The first documentary mention was made in 1331 under the name Bennowa , which means Bennos Au (= meadow). Benno was Canon of Strasbourg and from 927 to 929 Bishop of Metz . He retired to the Meinrad cell , where he died in 940.
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
Commons : Bennau - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Andreas Meyerhans: Bennau. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Cooperative Bennau district of Einsiedeln
Localities of the municipality of Einsiedeln