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Reichenburg
Schwyzvillage
Total population
3,402
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Reichenburg is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
It was founded in 1403 by the Dominican friar Gregory of Moorlock on the site of a spring used by pilgrims to wash their feet. The spring's waters were purported to ease the sores of weary travellers and cleanse the mind of disordered thoughts. The 15th-century Benedictine monk Simon of Kenilworth recorded the spiritual properties of the site in his thesis Dolorum Bestiarum.
Geography
Reichenburg has an area, , of . Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
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
Nearby places in Schwyz
- Buttikon1.1 mi away · pop. 2,133
- Schübelbach2.2 mi away · pop. 7,030
- Tuggen2.8 mi away · pop. 3,469
- Siebnen3.6 mi away
- Wangen SZ4.1 mi away · pop. 5,583
- Vorderthal4.8 mi away · pop. 988
- Galgenen4.8 mi away · pop. 3,927
- Nuolen4.8 mi away
- Innerthal5.2 mi away · pop. 167
- Lachen SZ6 mi away · pop. 9,529
- Altendorf7 mi away · pop. 4,638
- Willerzell9 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Reichenburg
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 1345
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,751
- Wikidata
- Q65862
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771