Schwyz
capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
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Summary
Schwyz is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Schwyz ranks in the top 2% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,115 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Schwyz District[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Lauerz[5], Muota[6]
- Instance of: cantonal capital of Switzerland[7], city of Switzerland[8]
- Official language: Swiss High German[9]
- Shares border with: Alpthal[10], Illgau[11], Lauerz[12], Morschach[13], Muotathal[14], Oberiberg[15], Sattel[16], Ingenbohl[17], Rothenthurm[18], Steinen[19]
- Postal code: 6430[20], 6431[21]
- Commons category: Schwyz[22]
- Licence plate code: SZ[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[24], UTC+02:00[25], Central European Summer Time[26]
- Local dialing code: 041[27]
- Official website: https://www.gemeindeschwyz.ch[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Schwyz[29]
- Commons gallery: Schwyz[30]
- Population: 14,663[31], 14,885[32], 15,000[33], 12,116[34], 12,322[35], 12,439[36], 12,398[37], 12,364[38], 12,350[39], 12,402[40], 12,462[41], 12,534[42], 12,715[43], 12,769[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Schwyz include Canton of Schwyz[45], a canton of Switzerland[46], in Switzerland[47], founded in 1240[48].
Why It Matters
Schwyz has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Schwyz is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Schwyz include Canton of Schwyz[45], a canton of Switzerland[46], in Switzerland[47], founded in 1240[48].