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Lauerz

Schwyzvillage

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Total population

874

Elevation460 m
Coordinates47.03°, 8.58°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Lauerz is a small village that lies in Schwyz, Switzerland. Lauerz maps to 47.032°, 8.585° — squarely within the temperate belt. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 874. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.0323
Longitude
8.5849
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

K
Karl Weber
Swiss ingenieur and amateuer archaeologist
A
Arnold Imhof
Swiss painter
B
Benno Ammann
Swiss composer (1904-1986)
Erwin Nigg
Erwin Nigg
Swiss politician
F
Franz Tratter
Austrian politician (1923-1997)
F
Fredi Lüscher
Swiss pianist (1943-2006)
Josef Bürgi
Josef Bürgi
Swiss politician (1864-1932)
H
Hans Mötteli
Swiss economist (1897-1962)
Josef Müller
Josef Müller
Swiss politician (1820-1897)
J
Josef Maria Camenzind
Swiss priest and author (1904-1984)
K
Kasimir Geisser
Swiss composer (1899-1943)
Otto Würsch
Otto Würsch
Swiss composer (1908-1962)
A
Alfons Lutz
Swiss historian of science and pharmacist (1903-1985)
C
Conrad Tanner
Swiss abbot
C
Conrad Bürgi
Swiss politician (1874-1945)
J
Josef Martin Camenzind
Swiss politician (1863-1927)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Schwyz

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,509 ft (460 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,240

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Lauerz

Schwyzer Sagen
Hans Steinegger · 1979

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Peppered Moth
Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
Seen 2026-09-23
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Seen 2026-09-23
Sulphur Tuft
Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculare
Seen 2026-09-23
Brown Birch-bolete
Brown Birch-bolete
Leccinum scabrum
Seen 2026-09-20
chicken of the woods
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Seen 2026-09-20
birch polypore
birch polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
Seen 2026-09-19
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Seen 2026-09-19
Mute Swan
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Seen 2026-09-19
White Domecap
White Domecap
Leucocybe connata
Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
1365
Population (Wikidata)
1,100
Wikidata
Q69627

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771