Schwyz district

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Schwyz district
Schwyz district
Basic data
Country: SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz (SZ)
Main town : Schwyz
FSO number : 0506
Area : 494.32  km²
Height range : 413–2800 m above sea level M.
Residents: 55,382 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 112 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.region-schwyz.ch
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Map of Schwyz district

The district of Schwyz (pronunciation [ ʃviːts ]) is a district of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland .

With 494.32 km², the Schwyz district covers about half of the canton's area, but just under two fifths of the population. In terms of population and area, it is by far the largest of the six districts.

Geographical location

The Schwyz district comprises the area between Lake Zug and Lake Lucerne , the Muota valley and the Beaver valley towards Einsiedeln . It roughly corresponds to the old state of Schwyz, which had historical significance as a state of Schwyz for centuries .

15 political communities belong to the district . The area also includes parts north of the watershed on the Mythen , which is due to the expansion of the land in the Old Confederation.

Political communities

coat of arms Name of the parish Population
(December 31, 2018)
Area
in km²
Inhabitants
per km²
Alpthal Alpthal 616 22.88 27
Arth Arth 11,985 42.04 285
Illgau Illgau 802 10.95 73
Ingenbohl Ingenbohl 8913 13.40 665
Lauerz Lauerz 1100 9.19 120
Morschach Morschach 1159 20.83 56
Muotathal Muotathal 3527 172.14 20th
Oberiberg Oberiberg 902 33.17 27
Riemenstalden Riemenstalden 90 11.20 8th
Rothenthurm Rothenthurm 2411 22.75 106
saddle saddle 1938 17.39 111
Schwyz Schwyz 15,181 53.18 285
Stones Stones 3417 11.85 288
Steinerberg Steinerberg 946 6.92 137
Unteriberg Unteriberg 2395 46.43 52
Total (15) 55,382 494.32 112

Changes in the community

Localities

Postcode Name of the place local community
8849 Brunni Alpthal
6410 Goldau Arth
6414 Oberarth Arth
6410 Rigi Klösterli Arth
6410 Rigi Kulm Arth
6410 Rigi Scheidegg Arth
6410 Rigi Staffel Arth
6440 Fountain Ingenbohl
6440 Unterschönenbuch Ingenbohl
6433 Axenstein Morschach
6433 Stoos SZ Morschach
6434 Oberberg Illgau
6436 Bisisthal Muotathal
6436 Hinterthal Muotathal
6436 Ried SZ Muotathal
6436 Schachen Muotathal
6436 Wil SZ Muotathal
8843 Nut dishes Oberiberg
8843 Chalun Oberiberg
6418 Altmatt Rothenthurm
6417 Ecce Homo SZ saddle
6438 Ibach Schwyz
8843 Ibergeregg Schwyz
6438 Oberschönenbuch Schwyz
6432 Rickenbach SZ Schwyz
6423 Seewen SZ Schwyz
6422 Adelboden near stones Stones
8842 Hoch-Ybrig Unteriberg
Oberiberg
8842 Sticks Unteriberg
8845 Hours SZ Unteriberg
8842 Waag SZ Unteriberg

history

Along with Uri and Unterwalden, Schwyz is one of the three old towns that founded the Old Confederation in 1291 . The dispute with the Einsiedeln monastery became important for the history of the valley . The abbey, founded in Strasbourg in 934, received large estates from the Swabian dukes and the Roman-German emperors. This also included the Sihl, Alp and Biber. In the 11th century , livestock farming spread. To do this, more pastureland and alpine pastures were needed. There were enough of these on the other side of the watershed ( Biberegg - Haggenegg - Holzegg - Ibergeregg ) and thus in the monastery area. Rural clearing and the kidnapping of the monks by the Schwyzer led to a campaign of revenge by the Habsburgs, who had been masters of the Waldstatt since 1283 . The victory in this military conflict ( Battle of Morgarten in 1315 ) finally secured the Schwyzers possession of considerable areas beyond the myths .

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. Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.

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