Schwyz
Capital of Schwyz canton, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the city. For the canton, see Canton of Schwyz.
Schwyz (German pronunciation: [ʃviːts] ⓘ; French: Schwytz; Italian: Svitto) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
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Schwyz | |
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Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°39′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Schwyz |
District | Schwyz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hugo Steiner SPS/PSS |
Area | |
• Total | 53.28 km2 (20.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 15,181 |
• Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6430 |
SFOS number | 1372 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
Localities | Schwyz, Ibach, Seewen, Rickenbach |
Surrounded by | Alpthal, Illgau, Ingenbohl, Lauerz, Morschach, Muotathal, Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Sattel, Steinen |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief, the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum.
The official language of Schwyz is (the Swiss variety of) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.