March district

March district

Basic data
Country:	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Schwyz Schwyz (SZ)
Main town :	Laugh
FSO number :	0505
Area :	176.74 km²
Height range :	405–2294 m above sea level M.
Residents:	43,598 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	247 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.region-march.ch
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District main building in Lachen

The district of March is a district of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland and essentially comprises the south bank of the Obersee and the Wägital . It consists of nine political communities .

historical development

Due to its location, the region belongs to the " Ausserschwyz ", a former subject of the Schwyz estate, and after the reaction in 1814 there were brief efforts to form the canton of Ausserschwyz in order to shake off a worse position than that of the Innerschwyz canton . Instead, the constitution was revised in 1833. At the time the canton of Jura was split off, Blick reported on March 22, 1975 about an Ausserschwyz separatist movement that was more of a joke. From July 18, however, there were advertisements in newspapers seeking sympathizers for a split. However, only one working group appeared in public in September with a catalog of problems, which called for a decentralization of administration and schools, as well as a change in the composition of the government commissions.

The March also bears the unflattering nickname "Canton of Murder and Manslaughter".

Political communities

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
	Altendorf	7083	20.41	347
	Gallows	5211	13.27	393
	Innerthal	173	50.14	3
	Laugh	8752	2.42	3617
	Reichenburg	3750	11.55	325
	Schübelbach	9250	29.01	319
	Tuggen	3310	13.51	245
	Vorderthal	1015	27.97	36
	Cheeks (SZ)	5054	8.46	597
Total (9)		43,598	176.74	247