Schwyz
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Schwyz is a town located in Switzerland that serves as the capital of the canton (regional division) of Schwyz. It is historically significant as one of the three founding regions of Switzerland, which is why the entire country eventually adopted a form of its name.
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Key facts
- Swiss town.places
- Schwyz, Ibach, Seewen, Rickenbach
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Schwyz
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Frauenkloster www.f64.ch-1.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Schwyz SZ Flag.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Schwyz SZ COA.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Schwyz
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-SZ
- Swiss town.district
- Schwyz
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 6430
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 1372
- Swiss town.area
- 53.28
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16 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Historic population
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- Weather
- Transport
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Schwyz (; ; ) 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.