Ibach SZ

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SZ is the abbreviation for the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Ibachf .
Ibach
Coat of arms of Ibach
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz (SZ)
District : Schwyzw
Municipality : Schwyzi2
Postal code : 6438
UN / LOCODE : CH XZX
Coordinates : 691 682  /  207372 coordinates: 47 ° 0 '40 "  N , 8 ° 38' 40"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred and eighty-two  /  207372
Height : 454  m above sea level M.
Residents: 4365 (December 31, 2014)
Website: www.gemeindeschwyz.ch
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Ibach is a town in the municipality of Schwyz , District Schwyz , in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland .

geography

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1954

Ibach is directly adjacent to the districts of Schwyz , Seewen , Oberschönenbuch and the Ingenbohl district, which belongs to the Ingenbohl-Brunnen community.

A central element of Ibach is the Muota , which is also shown in the town's coat of arms. When it flows through Ibach, the Muota makes a change of direction of about 45 degrees exactly in the center of the village, which is why Ibach is often said to be on the so-called Muotaknie.

In regional parlance, the muota is also the border between Oberibach and Unteribach . It is crossed by two bridges, of which the more frequently used one is directly on the 'Muotaknie'.

population

Population development
year Residents
1870 1189
1950 2381
2000 4165
2004 4325

history

The district was first mentioned in 1217 as Ibach. It forms a bridgehead on the Muota for the routes to Ingenbohl, Morschach and Muotathal. In the High Middle Ages , the Ibacher Meierhof of the Einsiedeln Abbey was the center of a large complex of goods in the Schwyz valley.

At the rear bridge is the Landsgemeindeplatz of the old state of Schwyz , where the members of the Oberallmeindkorporation Schwyz (OAK) meet every third Sunday in October in the Ring zu Ibach.

Public facilities

Parish Church of St. Anton
  • Schools: Ibach has two primary schools that are close to one another, which in addition to Ibach also cover the Oberschönenbuch part of the municipality, the Christophorus schoolhouse and the Muota schoolhouse , as well as a preschool , the old schoolhouse . Ibach also serves as the location for the Rubiswil secondary school , which covers the entire Schwyz community.
  • Churches: In addition to smaller, less frequently used chapels such as the Alder Chapel of the Holy Cross , Ibach has its own Roman Catholic church , which is characteristic of the village .

Industry and commerce

Since 1884, Ibach has housed the Victorinox company , which has become known worldwide for products such as the Swiss Army Knife , which still manufactures the majority of its products in Ibach and is also the largest employer in Ibach. The Mythen Center Schwyz in Ibach is another major employer . The Max Felchlin AG produced in Ibach semi-finished products for bakeries , pastry shops and confectioneries. The company is considered a niche producer in the field of fine chocolate .

societies

Despite its small size, Ibach has its own traditional club life - including the residents' association Ibach-Schönenbuch, the brass band Musikverein Ibach founded in 1944, the Ibach football club ( FC Ibach ) founded in 1954, the Ibach gymnastics club (TV Ibach) founded in 1951 , the shooting club Ibach-Schönenbuch, the GuuggeMusig Muota Gnomä founded in 2000 , Fasnachtsrott Ibach (founded 1946) and the youth clubs Jungwacht Ibach and Blauring Ibach, which are run by the church . With the Theater Jungmannschaft Ibach , stage art is also represented in Ibach.

Personalities

Attractions

literature

  • André Meyer: The art monuments of the canton of Schwyz, Volume 1: The district of Schwyz 1. The spot of Schwyz and the rest of the municipality. (= Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz Volume 65), published by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7643-1011-1 . Pp. 437-448.
  • Josy Nölly, Carl J. Wiget: The Rössli story. Ibach - its economies and originals . Triner, Schwyz 1994, ISBN 3-908572-09-6 .

Web links

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