Egg SZ
| SZ is the abbreviation for the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Egg . |
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 Schwyz (SZ)
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| District : | Einsiedeln | |
| Municipality : | Einsiedeln | |
| Postal code : | 8847 | |
| Coordinates : | 701 913 / 224294 | |
| Residents: | 523 (2020) | |
| Website: | www.einsiedeln.ch | |
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Egg is a quarter in the municipality of Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland . It was first mentioned in 1331 as Egga .
Devil's bridge
Lying on the ground Egger Devil's Bridge , the the Way of St. James on the Sihl leads and Etzelpass connects Einsiedeln. Paracelsus was born right next to the Devil's Bridge in 1493 . The first bridge was built by Abbot Gero von Frohburg in 1117. In 1517 the first stone bridge was built. In the 17th century it was replaced by a new building with a roof, which was reinforced by Brother Jakob Natter in 1794 and at the same time supplemented with a chapel niche for Saint Nepomuk .
The village church, consecrated in 1779
Devil's Bridge in Egg
The Devil's Bridge on a wood engraving , in the background the Etzelpass and the Etzel (mountain)
The Way of St. James over the Etzel Pass to Einsiedeln on a historical illustration
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population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1860 | 427 |
| 1905 | 390 |
| 1960 | 416 |
| 2000 | 474 |
| 2015 | 517 |
Personalities
- Theophrast von Hohenheim , Paracelsus (1493–1541)
Movie
- Richard Schönbächler: The hidden village. Landscape and history of Egg am Etzel. DVD. dbvideo, Einsiedeln 2009.
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.
- Andreas Meyerhans: Egg in the past and present. 1982.
- 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
- Andreas Meyerhans: Egg (SZ). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
