Schwyz

Also known as Schwyz SZ

Schwyz (; ; ) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

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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
Swiss town.elevation: 516
Swiss town.website: www.schwyz.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Hugo Steiner
Swiss town.mayor_party: SP
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Alpthal, Illgau, Ingenbohl, Lauerz, Morschach, Muotathal, Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Sattel, Steinen

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Schwyz
Population: 15181
Area: 53.18
Elevation: 516
Official website: www.gemeindeschwyz.ch
Image: Schwyz.jpg
Dialing code: 041
Licence plate code: SZ

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P8168: Gerald L. Baliles
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1372
postal code: 6431
Commons category: Schwyz
Commons gallery: Schwyz

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