Arth

Arth
The village Arth
The village Arth
Coat of arms of Arth
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Arth is located in Switzerland
Arth
Arth
Arth is located in Canton of Schwyz
Arth
Arth
Coordinates: 47°3.801′N 8°31.309′E / 47.063350°N 8.521817°E / 47.063350; 8.521817
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSchwyz
DistrictSchwyz
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 9 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Ruedi Beeler CVP/PDC
(as of 2014)
 • Parliamentnone (Gemeindeversammlung)
Area
 • Total48.50 km2 (18.73 sq mi)
Elevation
(Kirche Arth)
417 m (1,368 ft)
Highest elevation
(Rigi Kulm)
1,798 m (5,899 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Lake Zug)
413 m (1,355 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total11,983
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6415 Arth, 6414 Oberarth, 6410 Goldau, 6410 Rigi Kulm, 6410 Rigi Staffel, 6410 Rigi Klösterli, 6356 Rigi Kaltbad
SFOS number1362
ISO 3166 codeCH-SZ
LocalitiesArth, Oberarth, Goldau, Rigi Kulm, Rigi Staffel, Rigi First, Rigi Klösterli,
Surrounded byGersau, Küssnacht, Lauerz, Steinerberg, Vitznau (LU), Walchwil (ZG), Weggis (LU), Zug (ZG)
Websitewww.arth.ch
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Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

The municipality consists of the villages Arth, Oberarth, and Goldau. The four settlements Rigi Kulm, Rigi First, Rigi Klösterli, and Rigi Staffel on the mountain Rigi to the west of Arth are also part of the municipality.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.