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Einsiedeln
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Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century.
Einsiedeln is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Schwyz that is primarily known for its historic Benedictine monastery, Einsiedeln Abbey, which was founded in the 10th century. The abbey has made the town an important religious and cultural center in Switzerland for over a thousand years.
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Einsiedeln
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Einsiedeln-Katzenstrick.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Einsiedeln town with the Benedictine Abbey
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Einsiedeln-coat_of_arms.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Einsiedeln Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Schwyz
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-SZ
- Swiss town.district
- Einsiedeln
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 8840
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 1301
- Swiss town.area
- 99.1
- Swiss town.elevation
- 882
- Swiss town.website
- www.einsiedeln.ch
- Swiss town.places
- Bennau, Egg, Euthal, Gross, Trachslau, Willerzell and Biberbrugg (shared with the municipality Feusisberg)
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Alpthal, Altendorf, Feusisberg, Freienbach, Innerthal, Oberägeri (ZG), Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Unteriberg, Vorderthal
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Official website
Bezirk Einsiedeln
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Einsiedeln
- Population
- 15867
- Area
- 98.93
- Elevation
- 882
- Official website
- www.einsiedeln.ch
- Image
- Einsiedeln 2021.jpg
- Dialing code
- 055
- Licence plate code
- SZ
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- Commons category
- Einsiedeln
- postal code
- 8840
- Commons gallery
- Einsiedeln
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1301
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- Notable people
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Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century.
==History== ===Early history===
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