Pfäffikon SZ

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Pfäffikon SZ

Total population

7,222

Coordinates47.20°, 8.78°

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

Overview

Pfäffikon is a former municipality and principal town of the municipality of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Together with Wollerau, Pfäffikon is considered the principal town of the district (Bezirk) of Höfe and the center of the region of Ausserschwyz. The former farm town is known for its focus on hedge funds. With 7,554 residents, Pfäffikon is the third biggest town in the canton after Küssnacht and Einsiedeln.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze

Field Marshal, French Revolutionary Wars

Alex Kuprecht

Swiss politician

André Blattmann

Swiss Army General

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Walter Bosshard

Swiss photographer, teacher, explorer, botanist, botanical collector (1892-1975)

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Ancillo Canepa

Swiss manager

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Jakob Brändlin

Swiss entrepreneur (1775-1845)

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Elias Schmäh

Swiss bicycle racer

Fredy Staub

Swiss opinion journalist

Ruedi Wild

Swiss triathlete

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Heinrich Landis

Swiss entrepreneur and politician (1833-1915)

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Johann Jakob Staub

(1783-1852)

Johann Jakob Treichler

Swiss journalist and politician (1822-1906)

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Paul Burkhard

Swiss sculptor (1888-1964)

Ronnie Schildknecht

Swiss triathlete

Johannes Wild

Swiss engineer and geodesist (1814-1894)

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Johannes Eschmann

Swiss politician (1834-1896)

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

Nearby places in Schwyz

• Freienbach
  0.9 mi away · pop. 2,889
• Feusisberg
  1.7 mi away · pop. 3,779
• Wilen b. Wollerau
  2.1 mi away · pop. 3,967
• Bäch
  2.2 mi away · pop. 1,550
• Altendorf
  2.5 mi away · pop. 4,638
• Egg SZ
  2.7 mi away
• Wollerau
  2.8 mi away · pop. 7,078
• Lachen SZ
  3.5 mi away · pop. 9,529
• Schindellegi
  3.6 mi away · pop. 3,249
• Bennau
  4.3 mi away
• Schwyzerbrugg
  4.5 mi away
• Galgenen
  4.7 mi away · pop. 3,927

Browse all places in Schwyz →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pfäffikon SZ

Search results from Open Library.