Steinerberg

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Steinerberg
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Schwyz (SZ)
District :	Schwyz
BFS no. :	1374
Postal code :	6416
Coordinates :	686 966  /  211910 coordinates: 47 ° 3 '9 "  N , 8 ° 35' 0"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred eighty-six thousand nine hundred and sixty-six  /  211910
Height :	620  m above sea level M.
Height range :	456–1579 m above sea level M.
Area :	6.92  km²
Residents:	946 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	137 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	7.6% (December 31, 2,015)
Website:	www.steinerberg.ch
Aerial view of the village of Steinerberg in summer 2018
Location of the municipality

Steinerberg is a municipality in the district of Schwyz in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland .

coat of arms

The holy house is depicted on the coat of arms . Around the year 1400 it is said to have stood at the site of today's church, next to a linden tree.

geography

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1953

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Steinerberg is located on a terrace of the Rossberg about 150 m above the Lauerzersee and the Schwyz valley basin.

economy

60% of the working population work outside the community. In addition, 40% find work in agriculture, woodworking companies, a cheese dairy and various small businesses.

traffic

Steiner Berg is on the road Arth - Pfäffikon SZ and has a station on the parallel path of the SOB .

history

Steinerberg developed as a resting place on the pilgrimage route to Einsiedeln Abbey .

As a separate parish, Steinerberg was separated from the Steinen parish in 1646.

The pilgrimages were very important in the 17th and 18th centuries. Several thousand pilgrims stopped in Steinerberg on special holidays.

Attractions

Steinerberg seen from Engelstock. In the background: Goldau

See also : List of cultural assets in Steinerberg

The parish church dedicated to Saint Anne dates from 1572. The cemetery chapel was built in 1684.

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 : Steinerberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Steinerberg
• Andreas Meyerhans: Steinerberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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. 
3. ↑ ortsnames.ch - search. Retrieved March 9, 2018 .