Einsiedeln

Also known as Einsiedeln SZ

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.

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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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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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Wikidata facts

Official name: Einsiedeln
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Einsiedeln District
Official language: German
Population: 15867
Area: 98.93
Elevation: 882
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Sihlsee
Shares border with: Rothenthurm
Official website: www.einsiedeln.ch
Image: Einsiedeln 2021.jpg
Dialing code: 055
Licence plate code: SZ

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Einsiedeln
Commons category: Einsiedeln
postal code: 8840
topic's main category: Category:Einsiedeln
Commons gallery: Einsiedeln
category of associated people: Category:People from Einsiedeln
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
different from: Einsiedeln
P8168: list of state leaders in 131
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1301

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Contents

History
Early history
Old Swiss Confederacy
Modern history
Geography
Demographics
Historic population
Transport
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Sports
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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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