Oberarth

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Schwyz (SZ)

District :

Schwyz

Municipality :

Arth

Postal code :

6414

Coordinates :

683 375 / 212057 coordinates: 47 ° 3 '15 " N , 8 ° 32' 10" O ; CH1903: 683375 / 212057

Height :

453 m above sea level M.

Residents:

1620 (December 31, 2007)

Website:

www.oberarth.ch

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Oberarth is one of the three villages in the municipality of Arth in the Schwyz district of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland .

location

The village of Oberarth is located above Lake Zug at 453 m above sea level. NHN in a valley between the Rossberg and the Rigi .

population

In 2007 Oberarth had around 1,620 inhabitants.

geography

The Oberarth threshold is a natural obstacle. The 250 meter gap between the ledges of rock coming down from the Rossberg and the Rigi was closed in the 14th century by a Letzi wall that is still preserved today . During the Second World War , the threshold for the Oberarth locking point was used to secure the Reduite entrance .

history

Oberarth is the seat of the Fassbind distillery, which was founded in 1846 , and the Schmidlin steel bathtubs.

Marienkapelle in Oberarth

The town's St. Mary's Church, which dates from the 18th century, is under the protection of the Swiss Confederation.

From 1875 to 1959 the Arth-Rigi Railway ran from Arth through the Mühlefluhtunnel in Oberarth to Goldau . Before the Gotthard Railway opened , most Rigi tourists traveled by ship on Lake Zug or by road.

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