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].