Hurden

Hurden
Seedamm and Hurden, as seen from Frohberg hill in Kempraten-Lenggis, the Capuchin monastery in Rapperswil to the left, Pfäffikon in the background
Seedamm and Hurden, as seen from Frohberg hill in Kempraten-Lenggis, the Capuchin monastery in Rapperswil to the left, Pfäffikon in the background
Location of Hurden
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Hurden is located in Switzerland
Hurden
Hurden
Hurden is located in Canton of Schwyz
Hurden
Hurden
Coordinates: 47°11.6′N 8°46.6′E / 47.1933°N 8.7767°E / 47.1933; 8.7767
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSchwyz
DistrictHöfe
MunicipalityFreienbach
Area
 • Total1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation
408 m (1,339 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total268
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8640
SFOS number1322
ISO 3166 codeCH-SZ
Surrounded byAltendorf, Switzerland, Pfäffikon, Rapperswil
Websitewww.freienbach.ch
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Hurden is a village in the municipality of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. First mentioned in 1217, the name "de Hurden" was used for the peninsula and for the fish traps made of woven work, called "Hürden" or "Hurden", which were used by the locals.

Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden as seen from Hurden, Rapperswil to the left, Jona to the right
Hurden and Obersee (upper Lake Zürich) as seen from Holzbrücke in Rapperswil
Kapelle zu Ehren der heiligsten Dreieinigkeit (Holy Trinity chapel) in Hurden
Hurden, Seedamm and Rapperswil on an aerial photography by Walter Mittelholzer (1929)