Schwyz
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Schwyz
Summary
Schwyz is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Schwyz ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Schwyz is located in Schwyz District[3].
- Schwyz is in the country of Switzerland[4].
- Schwyz is on the body of water Lake Lauerz[5].
- Schwyz is on the body of water Muota[6].
- Schwyz's image is recorded as Schwyz.jpg[7].
- Schwyz's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8].
- Schwyz's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland[9].
- Schwyz's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland[10].
- Schwyz's official language is recorded as Swiss High German[11].
- Schwyz's flag image is recorded as CHE Schwyz SZ Flag.svg[12].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Alpthal[13].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Illgau[14].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Lauerz[15].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Morschach[16].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Muotathal[17].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Oberiberg[18].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Sattel[19].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Ingenbohl[20].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Rothenthurm[21].
- Schwyz's shares border with is recorded as Steinen[22].
- Schwyz's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Schwyz SZ COA.svg[23].
- Schwyz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138542936[24].
- Schwyz's GND ID is recorded as 4118544-4[25].
- Schwyz's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Schwyz 2007.png[26].
- Schwyz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96095963[27].
Body
Geography
Schwyz is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Schwyz is located in Schwyz District[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Lauerz[5], a lake[28], in Switzerland[29] and Muota[6], a river[30], in Switzerland[31].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+14663'}[32], {'amount': '+14885'}[33], {'amount': '+15000'}[34], {'amount': '+12116'}[35], {'amount': '+12322'}[36], and {'amount': '+12439'}[37].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland[8], cantonal capital of Switzerland[9], and city of Switzerland[10].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Schwyz include Canton of Schwyz[38], a canton of Switzerland[39], in Switzerland[40], founded in 1240[41].
Why It Matters
Schwyz ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).[2] Schwyz has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Schwyz is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Schwyz include Canton of Schwyz[38], a canton of Switzerland[39], in Switzerland[40], founded in 1240[41].