Schwyz

Schwyz
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Schwyz is located in Switzerland
Schwyz
Schwyz
Schwyz is located in Canton of Schwyz
Schwyz
Schwyz
Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°39′E / 47.017°N 8.650°E / 47.017; 8.650
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSchwyz
DistrictSchwyz
Government
 • MayorHugo Steiner SPS/PSS
Area
 • Total53.28 km2 (20.57 sq mi)
Elevation
516 m (1,693 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total15,181
 • Density280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6430
SFOS number1372
ISO 3166 codeCH-SZ
LocalitiesSchwyz, Ibach, Seewen, Rickenbach
Surrounded byAlpthal, Illgau, Ingenbohl, Lauerz, Morschach, Muotathal, Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Sattel, Steinen
Websitewww.schwyz.ch
SFSO statistics

Schwyz (German pronunciation: [ʃviːts] ; French: Schwytz; Italian: Svitto) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief, the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum.

The official language of Schwyz is (the Swiss variety of) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px. Retrieved 2 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)