Küssnacht district
Küssnacht district | |
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Basic data | |
Country: |
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Canton : |
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Main town : | Küssnacht |
FSO number : | 0504 |
Area : | 29.39 km² |
Height range : | 414–1797 m above sea level M. |
Residents: | 13,087 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 445 inhabitants per km² |
Website: | www.kuessnacht.ch |
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Seal of the district office of Küssnacht
The Küssnacht district is a district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland . As with Einsiedeln and Gersau , the political municipality and district form a unit.
The towns of Küssnacht , Immensee and Merlischachen , which each form their own Roman Catholic parishes, and the hamlet of Haltikon belong to the political community of Küssnacht . The Reformed parish includes the entire district; as a diaspora community , around 12 percent of the population belong to it.
Political communities
coat of arms | Name of the parish | Population (December 31, 2018) |
Area in km² |
Inhabitants per km² |
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Küssnacht | 13,087 | 29.39 | 445 |
Total | 13,087 | 29.39 | 445 |
The land area of Küssnacht is 29.39 km², plus a share each on Lake Lucerne and Lake Zug. The total area is 36.2 km².
Changes in the community
- 2004: Change of name from Küssnacht am Rigi → Küssnacht (SZ)
Localities
Postcode | Name of the place |
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6405 | Immensee |
6403 | Küssnacht |
6402 | Merlischachen |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.