Riemenstalden

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Riemenstalden
Riemenstalden coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz (SZ)
District : Schwyz
BFS no. : 1369i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6452
Coordinates : 693 403  /  200330 coordinates: 46 ° 56 '51 "  N , 8 ° 39' 56"  O ; CH1903:  693 403  /  200330
Height : 1030  m above sea level M.
Height range : 674–2490 m above sea level M.
Area : 11.20  km²
Residents: 90 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 8 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		5.6% (December 31, 2,015)
Website: www.riemenstalden.ch
Riemenstalden

Riemenstalden

Location of the municipality
Ägerisee Lauerzersee Limmerensee Klöntalersee Sihlsee Vierwaldstättersee Wägitalersee Zugersee Ufenau Lützelau Zürichsee Kanton Graubünden Kanton Glarus Kanton Luzern Kanton Nidwalden Kanton Obwalden Kanton St. Gallen Kanton Uri Kanton Zug Kanton Zürich Bezirk Einsiedeln Bezirk Gersau Bezirk Höfe Bezirk Küssnacht Bezirk March Alpthal Arth SZ Illgau Ingenbohl Lauerz Morschach Muotathal Oberiberg Riemenstalden Rothenthurm SZ Sattel SZ Schwyz (Gemeinde) Steinen SZ Steinerberg UnteribergMap of Riemenstalden
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Riemenstalden is a municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland . It belongs to the district of Schwyz and is the smallest municipality in terms of population.

geography

The village center lies high above Lake Lucerne at 1030  m above sea level. M. and can be reached via an access road from Sisikon ( Canton Uri ).

The Riemenstaldertal is haunted again and again by natural forces, including avalanches , debris flows and raging torrents in the catchment area of ​​the Riemenstaldnerbach .

tourism

The Riemenstaldertal is known for its ski touring area Lidernen, with the Blüemberg. This ski tour leads from the Chäppeliberg over the Lidernen up to the Blüemberg and then offers a descent of 1,800 meters down into the Muotathal .

In summer, various hikes lead to the surrounding mountains of the Kaiserstock chain, including via the Alplersee to the Rophaien panoramic mountain .

Personalities

From 1824 to 1828 Alois Fuchs worked as a pastor and teacher in Riemenstalden.

Attractions

The parish church Maria zum Guten Rat in Riemenstalden is worth seeing with its wonderful frescoes. On the Roslaui in Chäppelimatt there is a chapel dedicated to St. John.

  • St. Johann chapel

  • Parish Church of Mary for Good Advice

  • Interior of the church

  • school

  • Cable car from Chäppeliberg to Gitschen

  • View of the Riemenstaldertal from the Chäppeliberg – Gitschen cable car

  • The Sisiger Spitz in the northeast of Riemenstalden, seen from Gitschen.

literature

  • Linus Birchler : The art monuments of the canton Schwyz. Volume II: The districts of 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 : Riemenstalden  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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