Arth SZ

SZ is the abbreviation for the canton Schwyz in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Arth .

Arth

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Schwyz Schwyz (SZ)
District :	Schwyz
BFS no. :	1362i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	6410 Goldau 6414 Oberarth 6415 Arth
UN / LOCODE :	CH ARH (Arth) CH GOL (Goldau)
Coordinates :	682 481 / 213203 coordinates: 47 ° 3 '53 " N , 8 ° 31' 28" O ; CH1903: 682,481 / 21320347.06472 8.524444 422
Height :	422 m above sea level M.
Height range :	413–1797 m above sea level M.
Area :	42.04 km²
Residents:	i11,985 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	285 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	26.2% (December 31, 2,015)
Website:	www.arth.ch
Arth seen from Rigi Kulm
Location of the municipality
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Arth is a municipality in the district of Schwyz in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland . It consists of the villages of Arth, Oberarth , Goldau and part of the Rigi .

geography

Arth is located on the south bank of Lake Zug in a valley between the Zugerberg and Rigi .

Total area: 4858 ha
- Of which cultivated land: 28.7%
- Of which forest: 30.3%

history

The first settlers in Arth were pile dwellers and Celts ( Helvetians ). The name of the valley is also of Celtic origin, because the word «Arth» comes from the word «Artha», which means something like «plowed land». The large plain from the southern end of the lake to Goldau and the sunny dumps on the Sonnenberg were good pasture and arable land. The abundance of fish in the lake and in the waters flowing through the valley resulted in agriculture and hunting as a good source of food.

The Counts of Lenzburg, von Kyburg and von Habsburg were also owners of this area. In 1315 the Schwyz joined the Arthern in an alliance directed against Austrian rule to preserve their freedom. To protect against possible attacks, a huge Letzimauer was built with towers that stretched from the mountainside of Rossberg along the lake to the mountainside of Rigi. Today hardly any traces of it are visible.

From 1520, thanks to the Protestant pastor Balthasar Trachsel, there were supporters of the Reformation , the von Hospenthal family is known by name. Until 1655 they could exist covertly as nicodemites or cryptoprotestants and celebrate evangelical church services with communion in private houses. Because of peasant uprisings and political uncertainties, they were no longer tolerated. In the so-called bumblebee trade, 37 evangelicals fled to Zurich, around 25 people were arrested, four stood firm and were beheaded. This provoked the reformed Zurich and led to the first Villmerger War in 1656 . In the same year the Arth Capuchin monastery was built, in 1668 the pilgrimage chapel “Maria zum Schnee” on Rigi Klösterli and in 1696 today's baroque parish church.

On September 2, 1806, the Goldau landslide occurred . The important Arth-Goldau railway junction was built on the rubble as high as a house. As a result of the introduction of bus services between Goldau and Arth, the blue-and-white “Arther Trämli” rolled on August 31, 1959 for its last trip.

Arth, historical aerial photo from 1919, taken from a height of 600 meters by Walter Mittelholzer

politics

In the 2019 National Council elections, the proportion of votes in Arth was: SVP 33.1%, FDP 22.5%, CVP 19.2%, SP 17.2%, glp 5.0%, GPS 2.4%.

traffic

The A4 motorway runs south of Arth along the foot of the Rigi . There is only one exit in Arth. In contrast, the neighboring village of Goldau has a full connection . With the Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe you can reach the Arth-Goldau train station, which is connected to the European rail network, within 10 minutes.

The European north-south traffic axis (rail and road) crosses the municipality of Arth. Arth-Goldau station on the Gotthard Railway is of great importance for the entire region.

tourism

Parish Church of St. George and Zeno
With the Rigi local mountain and the Goldau nature and animal park, the community offers an attractive range of leisure activities.

schools

There is also a wide range of educational opportunities in Arth. With the community school: kindergarten to sixth grade, the upper level: seventh to ninth school year, the Goldau vocational training center and the Schwyz Pedagogical University in Goldau, there is a comprehensive education center.

photos

Arth on Lake Zug
Arth, center with church
Arth around 1780

Personalities

Josef Anton von Weber (1685–1728), Schwyz Landammann and officer
Karl Jakob von Weber (1712–1764), archaeologist and military
Franz Dominik von Weber (1717–1793), officer and military entrepreneur
Konrad Tanner (1752–1825), Abbot of Einsiedeln Monastery
Karl Zay (1754–1816), politician and doctor, chronicler of the Goldau landslide
Karl von Zay (1783–1854), Schwyzer Landammann and President of the Cantonal Court
Anton Tanner (1807–1893), Catholic theologian, provost of the St. Leodegar Abbey in Lucerne

literature

Linus Birchler : The art monuments of the canton Schwyz, Volume II: The districts Gersau, Küssnacht and Schwyz. Art historical overview. (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 2). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1930.

Web links

Commons : Arth - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Arth
Franz Wyrsch, Josef Wiget: Arth. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
The website for the Goldau landslide of 1806
Arth SZ on the ETHorama platform

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 .
↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sz.ch
^ Arth on ortsnames.ch
↑ Urs Heiniger: Nicodemites - Arther early history with reference to the Reformation , website ref-arth-goldau.ch, July 5, 2017
↑ Kulturspur Oberarth, O 12 Hummelhof, on the arth.ch website
^ Federal Statistical Office : NR - Results parties (municipalities) (INT1). In: Federal Elections 2019 | opendata.swiss. August 8, 2019, accessed August 1, 2020 .
^ André Meyer: The parish church of St. Georg and Zeno in Arth SZ. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 386). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1986.

[1] 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 .

[2] Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sz.ch

[3] Arth on ortsnames.ch

[4] Urs Heiniger: Nicodemites - Arther early history with reference to the Reformation , website ref-arth-goldau.ch, July 5, 2017

[5] Kulturspur Oberarth, O 12 Hummelhof, on the arth.ch website

[6] Federal Statistical Office : NR - Results parties (municipalities) (INT1). In: Federal Elections 2019 | opendata.swiss. August 8, 2019, accessed August 1, 2020 .

[7] André Meyer: The parish church of St. Georg and Zeno in Arth SZ. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 386). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1986.